Sugar Creek

As of June 2008, between the 'dangerous' low water bridge and Knopper's Ford there is a bad strainer that comes into play below 2 feet on the visual gauge. This strainer is creek wide and located just above the staircase ledges, about 2/3 of the way between the two low water bridges. It is hard to see from upstream when enetering a fast narrow chute leading to the staircase ledges. It is not a hazard at 2 feet and above; most paddlers at higher levels think they have gone over a ledge!

A cable is currently extending fully or partially across the creek bed as of March 30, 2008. The cable is located in section between Knopper Ford low water bridge and the dangerous low water bridge upstream, so between the 1st and 2nd low water bridges. Reports indicate that the cable is a hazard to boaters, and visible only a short distance upstrea. From reports convened to me, the cable apparently is located in the right chute of the rapid that currently has a strainer blocking the center chute.

Notes from Dec 13, 2007 run.....
The strainer in the top section mentioned in an earlier comment is still in place. At higher flows a chute left of center can be used to avoid this strainer.
There is a new strainer on the middle section between the two low water bridges. This strainer is in the second half of the section, where a chute drains off the river right side of a pool. It is visible from the top to the rapid. There may not be an easy way around this one when at higher flows.
No fences were observed on today's run.
The river left chute through willow jungle below the Knopper Ford's low water bridge was more open than in previous years. Start center of the left chute and work your way left.

Barb wire fences noted in earlier comment were not present the next day. However the landowner could replace the missing section of fence at any time.

Also there is a bad strainer in the upper section (between the 3rd and 2nd low water bridge). The strainer is blocking the typical right chute through a willow jungle. This willow jungle is just after the second or third pool from the upper putin. There is a chute to river left that is bony at 18-24 inches on the gauge but passable.

There are several pinning rocks at the very end of rock wall rapid. Rock wall rapid is just past the cabins on river right in the upper section. The rapid has two distinct phases. The first part ends with the flat rock protuding from river right. The second part is just below the short pool. It is the end of this second part of the rapid that pinning rocks abound.