Mono Creek

Water flows down this man made channel till it meets the natural channel at a class 5 drop. That is Edison dam in the background, a long, earthfill dam.

The mountains in the background are on the north side of Edison Lake.
This rapid is run, but it is very junky. Portage on the left is easy. Scout from either side.

Water is released from Edison Reservoir through this gatehouse.

Busy rapids continue all the way to the take out at this small lake. From here the streamflow is diverted into a large pipe.

This class 5 rapid is where the man made channel drops into the natural channel (visible entering from the right). It is a very junky rapid.
Approaching the only flat section of the creek near the middle of the run.

Lots of logs in parts of the run, but
most can be passed without
portage.

A semi-typical rapid for this short
stretch of creek.
This aerial view shows the class 5 rapid at the bottom of the picture, where the man made channel drops into the natural channel. The original channel enters from bottom left and is colored orange from iron oxide picked up by water seeping through the dam. A primitive camping area is visible on river right.
The next section immediately downstream of the class 5 drop.