Jessamine Creek
Frankfort Ford Rd. To 1268 (3.3 miles)(Upper Jessamine)
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Log in to add a reportJust a still shot of Benn Mudd surfing Jumping Wave at a low level. Notice the size difference at a low level verse medium-high level on the other picture.
This is the best visual gauge on the river, cars are also known to drive through here.
This is jumping wave and the wave right after it. This was a medium high level and these waves pack a punch.
This is the top of jumping wave and shows the boof line on river left.
This is the waterfall that comes straight out of a cave. Spend a few minutes to climb up and take a look.
This is the best surfing wave on the creek. This photo was taken at a medium high level and the wave is an easy 4 feet tall. There is good eddy service on both sides of the creek although river left is my favorite.
This is one of my favorite quick runs. It takes about 45 minutes to run and is perfect for the middle of the day. I took my two boys, 10 and 6, down it on the 13 of May 2016 and they loved it. If you want to see some of what it is like you can watch these two videos that I made of the run.
This is my favorite creek to run because it only takes about 45 minutes in the water and a total of 1.5 hours. A great middle of the day trip. There is still one creek wide strainer but under most flows you can paddle right under it without a lick of trouble.
If you want to see some video of the run here are two links of a video I made last week.
The middle section: https://youtu.be/elb1pXaLi5g
The last section: https://youtu.be/Mz0HJ1HPS6o
RIVER WIDE STRAINER ON JESSAMINE CREEK
5/9/03 at 7:00pm
On the Frankfort Ford to 1268 section of the Jessamine creek at the end of the blind 's' turn rapid there is a fairly large tree down that is now a river wide strainer. Be very carefull and scout this rapid until you hear otherwise.
Be safe
Jbob
These photos were taken on Jessamine Creek one sunny Saturday afternoon when the water was super low yet way more fun than doing yard work.
These photos were taken on Jessamine Creek one sunny Saturday afternoon when the water was super low yet way more fun than doing yard work.