Mammys Creek

2002 trip report relocated from the body of the description:
Joe Greiner contributes:
Below is a brief trip report from a person named Shawn

From: 'DL Luinstra'
Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:10 PM
Last Saturday we got to run Mammy's Creek. It flows into Piney Creek, then Lower White's just above Surf City. (The takeout is the same as Lower White's, on Rte. 27.) This would be a great club trip if we could work out a better shuttle plan. Unfortunately Jeff's truck got broken into at the putin. The area was beautiful, with all types of flowering trees and shrubs along the narrow creek.
It seemed like a small step up from White's, which would seem to make it a perfect follow-up trip to the White's club trip next fall. We didn't have to get out and scout anything. However, there were a few trees to negotiate around or through--just ask Dave Dehart.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you in on a little jewel of a Class-III creek that seems to have been overlooked by many of the area boaters. Not too steep, not too scary. Try it, I think you will like it.
Shawn

Ran Mammy's today for the first time with good water after the flood of Feb 2019. It was considerably more fun than expected. The first few miles resemble a drainage ditch with class I and II water but then it cranks up to class III with long sections that move pretty good, and a couple of steeper slide/ledge type drops. We never had to portage but there were some tricky spots getting around all the wood. The flow approximately quadrupled with the addition of the 'Tiny Piny' which wasn't so tiny today, and then Fall Creek added another portion and the confluence with White's at least doubled the flow making for a big water exit. At this flow (4 or 4.5 feet on the White's gauge at the takeout) I might not bring a club type group here as it would stink to have swimmers in the long continuous class III sections. At lower water I'm sure it mellows out but gets more boat abusive.

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my memory is that is more like a class II-III creek with a couple of loooong

slides that are more like III+ to IV-. Calling it class III (a third of a

class harder than Nanthala Falls) overstates the creek as a whole and

understates a couple of rapids.

Below is a brief trip report from a person named Shawn. My comment above applies to this trip reportFrom: 'DL Luinstra' dlluinstra@tnaccess.com

Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:10 PM

Last Saturday we got to run Mammies Creek (forgive me if I miss spell it). It

flows into Whites just above Surf City. This would be a great club trip if

we can work out a better shuttle plan. Unfortunately Jeff's truck got broken

into at the put in. The area was beautiful, with all types of flowering

trees and shrubs along the narrow creek. It seemed like a small step up from

Whites, which would seem to make it a perfect follow up trip to the Whites

club trip next fall. We didn't have to get out and scout anything. However

there were a few trees to negotiate around or through, just ask Dave

Dehart.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you in on a little jewel of a class III creek

that seems to have been overlooked by many of the area boaters. Not too

steep, not too scary. Try it, I think you will like it.

Shawn