| Difficulty | I-II |
| Length | 6.1 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 6 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | March 13, 2025 |
River Description
A very scenic creek, with relatively small watershed (meaning it will be hard to catch with enough water) offers a beautiful paddle trip.This is quite low gradient, so any rapids are likely to be simple shoals forming wave trains. Twists and turns with occasional undercut walls will challenge boaters, especially if you do catch it with moderate to high flows. At such times, boaters should have solid boating skills to maneuver safely down this stretch.
Check out a fine video from Morall River Films on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj1wuAfQnNs
River Features
Drainage: ~51 sq.mi.
OtherDistance: -0.01 mi
Data via USGS StreamStats software:
Put-in Drainage area: 50 sq.mi.
Take-out Drainage area: 64 sq.mi. (28% increase)
Put-in Elevation: 704'
Take-out Elevation: 611'
Total Drop: 93'
Avg.Gradient: ~15 FPM
Put In: Mount Carroll Point Rock Park
Access PointDistance: 0 mi
Park by the ball diamond in Point Rock Park.
Shortly downstream, as you leave the city limits of Mt.Carroll, you enter Waukarusa Canyon.
End of Waukarusa Canyon
OtherDistance: 3.61 mi
Confluence with Cedar Creek
OtherDistance: 5.6 mi
Entering from the left, this creek adds its 6 square mile drainge area.
Take Out
Access PointDistance: 6.1 mi
One mile northwest of this take-out (crow flies distance, not river miles), Carroll Creek merges into the Plum River.
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