Savage Creek

I was just hiking in the Collins Gulf - one of the three gorges in the Savage Gulf Natural Area - with water in the creek looking mighty boatable. Access issues aside, I found myself thinking why isn't this in the AW database. I saw several good Class IV drops and a lot of III boogie, then I came to Horsepound Falls. A lot of water went over the falls, but less than half the flow appeared to be running out of the bottom of the pool. Just downstream a trib of the Collins mostly disappears into a cave on the left not too far above the Collins. Back at my car and reading the guidebook, I learned that much of the creeks flow sinks at Horsepound Falls. Further downstream, the entire creek disappears into a sink at most flows. Both Savage and Big Creek pull the same stunt. Now, there's a reason why you can't read about the Collins River here.