American, South Fork

5. Slab Creek Dam to Rock Creek Powerhouse(Slab Creek)

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March 26, 2023

Rock Creek / Lower Section (Class 3), via Maya Musgrove

ReporterJeff Venturino
FlowMedium Flow

We ran the short section from Rock Creek to the skinny little pg&e trail river right. Just after the start there was a larger wave train rapid that was class 3 and then it was calmer for a while but with continuous easy fun rapids. Near the end of the section there was a more difficult longer rapid, with two channels. The left channel was a big fluffy mess, with lots of waves and holes  and on the right it was much easier, with less water going through it and at the end where there is a drop. However, if you don’t want to do either, you can scrape up the bottom of your boat on the left side of drop. Overall, this section was really fun and I would have enjoyed it more if I didn’t have to hike out on a really long, steep trail (please open the other road).