Lusk Creek

Kayaked Lusk from Blanchard Crossing to the Eddyville Bridge on 4/24/2011. Two friends and I got on the water at 4 p.m. with the USGS gauge downstream reading 2,630 cfs. It would rise while we were on it to almost 4,000 cfs. It was certainly Class III+, with some Class IV spots that looked impossible because of strainers. The Rock Garden, just downstream from the Kitchen, was unrunnable. My buddy flipped on some huge waves just upstream from where Bear Branch enters and had to kick out, losing his kayak. Found it the next day at the Rock Garden, pinned 10 ft. up. We were very lucky. Anything over 1,000 cfs is serious whitewater, and proper gear and training are an absolute must. That being said, it was the float of my life and couldn't be happier to have experienced it.