Cedar Creek (Floyds Fork trib.)

The WW didn't look as good at 2.1 feet, but the standing waves looked taller. I scouted Turtle Rapid and the wave train had taller waves then when it was at 1.7 feet.

I call this the falls of Cedar Creek, but really it isn't much. At low water there is lots of rocks to maneuver around to get through here. It always looks cool from the bridge. This photo was taken at 2.1 feet.

Looks like a nice play wave. The strainer wasn't far from it though, maybe 200 feet.

A diagonal ledge

A very small surf wave at this level, and at low levels it looks like a small ledge from what I can remember.

It isn't a mandatory portage, but it could be one day. Just go left to get around it.

This is why running upper Cedar Creek at high water is bad for your health. Then again none of the drops are so steep and the banks are not so confined, that you wouldn't be able to pull over and scout stuff like this. This photo was taken when the gauge said 2.1 feet and going down. If it was at 2.1 feet and going up then it would most likely have been higher here since the USGS gauge is about 3 miles downstream.

You can use this white pipe under the bridge as a gauge for upper Cedar Creek. It's at Cedar Creek Road (near Johnson School Road) on the upstream side of the bridge, river left. This photo was taken when the gauge said 2.1 feet and going down. If it was at 2.1 feet and going up then it would most likely have been higher here since the USGS gauge is about 4 miles downstream.

There is wood on river right during the drop as seen in the photo.

This is the rock shelter you can paddle in to after The Cove Rapid.

This is the one that you just go river left and you don't have to portage.

Me trying to surf the second wave on Roostertail above the roostertail.

This is the first boulder of Double Boulder.

Just some waves on cedar creek

Staring upstream at one of the boulders on the scenic section. It might be Double Boulder but I'm not sure.

On the left you can see a gauge; this is not the right gauge, use the one on the other side of this bridge on river left.

First is a rapid we hit after Thixton and then it's me surfing the second wave at Roostertail rapid above the roostertail.

This is one of the drops where a rock is in the creek, but this is one of the smaller rocks, some are much bigger.

This is the second boulder of Double Boulder

Just some great scenery on the scenic section

1.65 feet

Just getting ready to hit Turtle Rapid

You can see the limestone wall feature capable of messing up your line right in front of me to the right.