Slate Creek (Tributary of St. Joe River)

Ran it May 4, 2013. We didn't check the gauge but it seemed like a good level. We portaged a couple ugly pour-overs and triple drop. Otherwise, it was great. Had a GoPro attached to my head. Here's the footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63RAqUA02E4

Ran it 5/14/09 with big smiles. Triple drop now has some wood hanging into the river just below the first drop. Lacking a saw, we could not remove them. Everything else boated very clean. The water level looked higher than pictures posted here, but the holes weren't incredibly sticky. Less water might possibly make them more abrupt and more sticky...any thoughts?

Todd & others, your new pics of Slate at considerably lower level than when we ran it clearly shows the dramatic difference the run is. The lower flows make each drop very distinctive, while at the higher flows they kind of blend together in a whitewater malestrom! Cool run either way. Thanks for the pics!

Mick

Looking up the canyon. At this point the road forks. Take the left fork which drops down into the canyon.
There are several good primitive camp sites right around this area.

The painted gauge on NE side of bridge on piling is somewhat deceptive: If the Joe is quite high, so it will reflect on the gage as the backwater may falsely elevate the gauge even if Slate may not be running high. On the other hand, we ran Slate Sat 5/1/04 when the gauge was dry, well below 0 and the Joe was 4760cfs, yet Slate was similar in nature to when gauge read 1 ft? Difficult to say what the gauge really means.

Mick

JCP showin' the bust through move on Slate, one of many!
JCP comin' in for landing.

Warm up drop Slate.
Jud showing strong form bustin' hole!
Jud pointing out line.
One of many
Jud, playing with logs, checking backwash at Horseshoe Falls.

Looking down into Slate Creek from top of canyon.
Ruins of miners cabin at Slate Creek Put in.
Kevin hand paddling Slate Creek.
Looking up at triple drop. Low water.
Looking up at triple drop from bottom. Low water.

If the water is this deep under the bridge, Slate Creek is runnable.
Bad place to encounter a fully loaded logging truck.
Typical pour over on Slate Creek.
One of the drops n Triple Drop. I can't remember which. The bottom drop was about 8 to 10'. Low water.

The water level was pretty high compared to some other photos on AW. The run is awsome but the holes are pretty sticky! Scout ahead.