Cowhouse Creek (current beta needed)

Parsley to Pidcoke (32.5 miles)

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DifficultyII+
Length33.1 mi
Avg Gradient9 fpm
GaugeCowhouse Ck at Pidcoke, Tx
Flow Rate as of 26 minutes
27 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedJuly 9, 2015

River Description

Texas Whitewater describes only the section from Slab Crossing to U.S. 84.  The book describes numerous barbed wire fences on this run, particularly at road crossings.  No beta exists for other sections.

Difficulty rating and recommended flow are taken from the book.  Distances and gradient measured using GIS tools in 2015.  Gradient for the Slab Crossing to U.S. 84 section is listed as 18 fpm in the book.


River Features

CR 423

Distance: 0 mi
CR 423

Slab Crossing (CR 434)

Distance: 4.1 mi
Access Point
Slab Crossing (CR 434)

Texas Whitewater suggests this as the put-in.

U.S. 84

Distance: 12.5 mi
Access Point
U.S. 84

Texas Whitewater suggests this as the takeout.

Low-Head Dam

Distance: 12.82 mi
Hazard
Low-Head Dam

Runnability unknown

FM 183

Distance: 14.97 mi
Access Point
FM 183

CR 137

Distance: 19.99 mi
Access Point
CR 137

FM 1783

Distance: 23.48 mi
Access Point
FM 1783

FM 116

Distance: 32.51 mi
Take Out
FM 116

Just downstream of the confluence with Bee House Creek


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