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Bear Creek (Dekalb Co.), AL

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Lower: Canyon Rim Road to Little River

Class IV(V)
2.57 Miles
Avg Gradient 143 fpm
Max Gradient 268 fpm

(RM) Bear's Den 1st and 2nd drops


(RM) Bear's Den 1st and 2nd drops
Photo of Marshall Fox, Jeremy Orr and Joe Day by Rob Maxwell @ 2

Gauge Information

Bear Creek (Dekalb Co.)
Lower: Canyon Rim Road to Little River IV(V)
3.39
7/24 14:00
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River Description

All rapids are runnable. Rapids start off easy and get increasingly more difficult. If route is not obvious after scouting, try the right side.

As of 11-02-04 there was one portage and another one at higher water.

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StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2006-09-26 11:01:50

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(RM) Bear Creek Gage


(RM) Bear Creek Gage  Bear Creek AL
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(RM) Bear's Den - 1st Drop


(RM) Bear's Den - 1st Drop  Bear Creek AL
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(RM) Bear's Den 1st and 2nd drops


(RM) Bear's Den 1st and 2nd drops  Bear Creek AL
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(RM) Bear's Den Last Drop


(RM) Bear's Den Last Drop  Bear Creek AL
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(RM) Cauldron


(RM) Cauldron  Bear Creek AL
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(RM) The Big Chair


(RM) The Big Chair  Bear Creek AL
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(RM) Hard Day's Night


(RM) Hard Day's Night  Bear Creek AL
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Gauge

Gauge Description:

A gauge is painted on the North East corner underneath the bridge embankment on hwy 176 at the put in. Gauge can best be read by hiking down to the river on the South East (down river) side. 4" is low but runnable, while 0" is bump/scrape down.

Usually this creek runs after a good rain of 1", and usually the Little River is running 6000+ cfs.

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Little River nr Blue Pond, AL [ AL ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
3.39 19 7/24 14:00

Station Graphs

Linked Reaches

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Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
AL Bear Creek (Dekalb Co.)— Lower: Canyon Rim Road to Little River IV(V) 3.39   7/24 14:00
AL Black— Noccalula Park campground to Tuscaloosa Avenue II-V+ 19 cfs*   low 7/24 14:00
AL Chinquapin Creek— Lower Canyon Rim Road to Little River Canyon V 19 cfs   low 7/24 14:00
AL Cotaco Creek— Matt Morrow Rd (Mill Pond) to Ruth Rd. III-IV 19 cfs   7/24 14:00
AL Hicks Creek— CR 127 (Jennings Rd SE) to Canyon Rim Road (State Route 176) III-IV(V) 19 cfs   low 7/24 14:00
AL Johnnies Creek— 1. Upper Upper - CR 43 to CR 47 III-IV 19 cfs*   low 7/24 14:00
AL Little— 1. Hwy 35 to Upper Two II-V 19 cfs   low 7/24 14:00
AL Little— 2. Upper Two to Eberhart Point III-V 19 cfs   low 7/24 14:00
AL Little— 3. Eberharts Point (Chairlift) to Canyon Mouth Campground III-IV 19.00 CFS   low 7/24 14:00
AL Little, E. Fork— Lahusage to Rt. 35 II(III) 19 cfs   low 7/24 14:00
AL Wolf Creek— CR49 to CR47 II-IV(V) 19 cfs   low 7/24 14:00
AL Wolf Creek— Rt. 176 to Little River V+ 19 cfs   low 7/24 14:00
AL Yellow Creek— First Falls to Lake IV-V+ 19 cfs   low 7/24 14:00

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:1122
USGS Station:02399200
HUC:03150105
Latitude:34.2878
Longitude:-85.6817
Class:2

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Rapid Summary

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0.0Put-InPutin Photo

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(RM) Bear Creek Gage

(RM) Bear Creek Gage
Photo by Rob Maxwell @ 2

Minus 4 is low. 14 is ~high


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