Big Cottonwood Creek

02. Old Mill to 3900 South

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DifficultyI-IV
Length8.8 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
Reach Info Last UpdatedJuly 9, 2017

River Description

Use caution paddling this urban creek as logs, dams, metal debris, fences and low bridges can be hazards. This section is rarely done. Scout carefully.

Big Cottonwood Trip Report by David Weber from the Utah Whitewater Club.

Lat/Long very approximate.


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Sean Tropsa
Sean Tropsa

Jun 17, 2023


Ran a very small section of the lower end of this run today and i wouldn't recommend it.

At state street there are two metal pipes under the bridge that are about 5 inches above the water and are impassable but difficult to see. There is another river wide pipe a few tenths of a mile above state street also that we had to portage (about 6 inches above the water).

Other than that the run didn't have strainers but was brushy and the river bed was full of trash to ~ commerce street. Didn't run below or above the section right around state so i can't comment but wouldn't be surprised if it was full of similar hazards