Canyon Creek
Lower Run
| Difficulty | III-IV |
| Length | 2.8 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 79 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | November 29, 2021 |
River Description
Canyon Creek is a tributary of the Trinity River. The main run is short but the upper from the last bridge is kinda like an upper trinity/coffee type thing. Lots of 2 and 3 and great waves at higher flows.
Many rapids on the run are on bends. The current flows over a boulder bar (gravel bar?), pushes into a wall, then turns sharply. The creek has a really good rapid in a mini gorge near the end.
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River Features
River wide strainer
We portaged on river left
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportPut in at upper bridge, where the road crosses to the east bank. Many places we pushed and dragged the boats, then a pretty mellow section with some low flow class 2 rapids, then many minutes of fun narrows before the final gorge. 20-50% more water might have been nice. But if there was twice as much water I'd be concerned that seeing and getting out before many fallen trees creating major strainer hazards would be tricky.
Water was beautifully clear and cool.
Canyon Creek is lots of fun. The main run is short but the upper from the last bridge is kinda like a upper trinity/coffee type thing. Lots of 2 and 3 and great waves at higher flows.