Cedar

Get in touch with a local boater for this one. There's lots of nasties hiding all over. It can be fun when its working, but it seems to be super fickle with flows as to whether or not it actually forms. A local boater that knows the flows and area is best.

Check out the Cedar River Environmental group at http://www.thecregproject.org

CREG is a watershed non-profit group focused on the long-term sustainability of the Cedar River and its tributaries. Headquartered in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the group arose from the Cedar River Festival, the longest active river clean-up in Iowa.

Recent flood waters have romoved the portion of the old dam that was responsible for forming the large wave-hole that is shown in the photos. A wave does still form in the south breach of the dam at the flows listed above, however, it does not get steep enough to surf a boat shorter than 8ft and even then it's a slow ride. No more fast carves and no more 360s. Also, the eddy that used to pull you back up to the dam from at least 200 yards downstream on the river left side of the south breach now only extends ~30 yards below the dam.