Poplar
A) Campground/Honeymoon Trail to Barker Lake Road (5 miles)
| Difficulty | II-IV |
| Length | 4.5 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 46 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | December 5, 2014 |
River Description
This upper stretch of the Poplar is (roughly) 2 miles at 50+FPM, 2 miles at just 16FPM, then it finishes with nearly a mile at 86FPM! This is not likely to be 'hair boating', but looks to be very worthwhile. So . . . has anyone explored this run? Help out your fellow boaters by adding a comment below, or (better yet) add a report with photos or video!
At the listed put-in, drainage is about 30 square miles, so it will take peak spring melt and/or good rains to make boatable flows, and it's not likely to flow too many days in a row. However, if you were hoping for some other runs in the area, and find them too high, this could be a very worthwhile alternative. (It is not known how passable the access roads are for early-spring.)
River Features
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Powerline Clearing?
Mapping shows a 'road' here, but aerial views appear to show more of a powerline clearing (perhaps an off-road/double-track?) which could be used for access/egress, but is more likely to be a progress marker. Light rapids precede for a good ways, and continue perhaps a quarter-mile beyond before petering out into a very low gradient section of this run.
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