Blacklick Creek, S. Branch

When the Blacklick @ Josephine hits 2000cfs the South Branch is the place to go. The prime section is tight, techincal and very busy. The reach breaks down into three parts.Part 1: If you putin at SR 271 in Nanty Glo you will have two miles of easy swift water though a pretty rhododendron and hemlock valley for a pleasant warm up (once you leave the levees of Nanty Glo behined).**Part 2:**The  whitewater begins after the first bridge at Twin Rocks. There is a good putin here with parking. The next 2.5 miles average a 70 ft/mi drop. The crick is pool drop, but the pools are short. **Part 3:**After the Rosebud mine bridge the crick eases up and is swift water for the next 2.5 miles to the takeout at the confluence of the North & South branches. Take out is possible at this mine access bridge but problematic as there is constant coal truck traffic across it, and and litte parking. It could enable multiple runs at the rare times when the crick is up.