Arkansas

Not a TR, just comments.

1. This is just under 9 miles, not 17.2 as entered. The Google map mileage for this route is broken right now. You can work around Google's weirdness with some creativity to see a closer distance approximation.

2. There are at least 2 significant rapids from what I've read and found on Youtube. 3 Rocks (III/IV) and Spike Buck (III/IV). Both see regular swimmers from rafting parties.

3. 3 Rocks is mostly a pool drop.

4. Spike Buck is ~1/4 mile long and technical at most water levels. You would not want to swim if you could help it. It begins just below the optional put-in/takeout of Spike Buck Recreation Site, which is about 4 miles below Pinnacle Rock.

I have run this section a few times now and the most significant rapid in this section is called Three Rocks. It is located at UTM: 455939, 4256490. There is a turnout on Hwy 50 that provides a perfect viewpoint of the rapid before you run it. At high water >4,000 cfs, the easiest route is to stay river left all the way through, starting about 1/4 mile upstream. At around 2,000 cfs, the best route is to start river left, then just as you pass a large wave in the center (in line with a large pine tree river left), follow the current to river right and go between the center and right rocks of Three Rocks. At lower levels, around 1,000 cfs it is the same route as 2,000 cfs, but is a little trickier because of all the exposed rocks - read and run.