| Difficulty | I-II |
| Length | 9.9 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 3 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | May 27, 2010 |
River Description
Put-in is FR144/Shady Knoll (Fish Trap Campgrounds).
Take-out is FR149/Ten Mile Road/Cedar Rapids Road.
There are only two marked, named rapids on this reach: Smith Rapids and Cedar Rapids.
(This is not to say that there are no other rapids, only that those are the only ones marked and named on topo maps.)
River Features
Put In
Access PointDistance: 0 mi
Drainage: ~100 sq.mi.
OtherDistance: 0 mi
Drainage area at our listed put-in is approximately 100 sq.mi. (as calculated via USGS StreamStats Beta software). By our listed take-out, it has increased to 159 square miles (59% increase).
Smith Rapids
OtherDistance: 5.34 mi
There are only two marked, named rapids on this stretch -- this one and one at the very end of the run. (That is not to say these are the only rapids, only that they are the only ones noted on topo maps.) From the satellite views, there is not much in evidence here, so it seems it is a very minor rapids. Access is available (via Smith Rapids Road) right nearby, and there is a campground marked on topos here as well.
Cedar Rapids
OtherDistance: 9.83 mi
Aerial view shows a slight narrowing of the river, and what appears to be perhaps a minor rock-garden rapids. The listed take-out is just downstream.
Take Out
Access PointDistance: 10 mi