Stony Clove Creek

I have been doing thie creek for almost 4 years now, and haven't ever seen anyone else on it accept my friends. Great run, all the way....nothing dangerous accept for maybe a tree that is down at the top of the run....it's a bummer, because it ruins the first top section. But at the same time it's blocking you from possibly getting stuck in the only hole that I have been in. Put in after the old bridge, and stay river right to be safe....middle to be a little more ballsy. Just stay upright, and paddle strong, and the steepest section is over in like 40 seconds. After that top section, it gets mellow for a 1/4 mile before picking up with some more sticky spots and boulders to paddle around. Stay river right under the 214 bridge/dam. It's a small 3 ft high dam that will hold you.....hope you can side surf. Staying right and doing a swift paddle will get you through it. The next section has been washed out and changed a bit since I first started running it. Stay river left around the bend to avoid and washed out bony areas. The rest of the run is great, and along side 214, it gets pretty hairy and also fun....Just stayed centered on the river and paddle. This creek is stick if you're in a play boat, no sweat if your in a creek boat. And don't run this creek unless the gauge says atleast 4 foot. The gauge on this creek is new and in a new location, and it is a bit off from the old gauge with it's suggested levels to run it. 3.8 ft is bony, and 4 ft is fun.......4.5 is my suggested level to run it. Hell of a good time.

\\ Be sure to look in the creek just past pheonicia elementary school. A local logger has run a steel cable across the creek which sags over time until it is in the creek. BE VERY AWARE OF THIS before you run it. No big deal if you see it though**