Sycamore Creek

One thing to note about this run is that I wouldn't go with a large number of people.  It is important to keep a low profile on this run.  Per other paddlers, they've been harrassed by the Indian Hill Rangers while attempting to put on/run this creek.  This is description is based off of one run and we didn't encounter any issues with the police when we ran the creek.

There is no gauge for this creek that I know of - just visually look at it to see if it's running.  It's a lot steeper than it looks from the road and most of the bigger stuff is well hidden from view.  We put on at Keller Rd because there was easy parking and access.  Upstream of Keller, the creek is very small and wood is probably a much bigger problem - in fact, just upstream of our put-in was a tree that blocked almost the entire river.

When we put on, Polk Run in Loveland, OH looked like it was too high and O'Bannon Creek was at 7000+ cfs.  This looked like it was on the low side, but still had enoough water to get down.  This creek drops very quickly and we encountered a little scrapage throughout our run.

The run starts out with a couple small ledgey style rapids that are easily moved around by following the main flow.  Be prepared to set up safety almost immediately because the biggest drop is about to happen.  The drop is about an 8 foot (in total) horseshoe double drop falls.  The landing of the first drop is very shallow and at the bottom is a good sized hole.  We decided to walk this because there were just two of us, but there is video of people running it almost straight down the middle.  I think at certain times of the year (when branches aren't an issue) you could likely do a sliding boof off the left.

After that, you've got more boogie for a little while that leads to a 2-3 foot ledge (we ran it off the left).  The river starts to flatten out some here.  Soon, Raiders Run and North Sycamore Creek come in from the left and the river really picks up some volume

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