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Ran on April 24th. High that day was 653 at noon at the littlfield gauge and low that day was 260.
We put in on a dirt road off of Black Rock Road. This was a mistake. It did not save any time and on the way out we got a flat.
You can put in on the same place on the other side of the river by driving out past Bear Claw Poppy trails but the river there is choked with Tammy's so dont bother.
The easiest put is in Bloomington at the Man o War Bridge. The other routes do not save any time at all.
We ran the river from this point all the way to littlefield take out in 5 hours. Some guide books say 10 but I don't see how.
The first low head Dam is not low its around 8 feet tall onto a flat surface. Then it looks as if there is rebar sticking up on the run out. Do this at your own risk.
The way to portage is to get out of your boat at the river gauge around 30 yards before the dam. Then walk as close as you can to the bank. It is very shallow all the way up to the dam. Then we just handed the kayaks down over the dam. It was super easy.
The portage on land would be brutal. One side is an awful climb out and the other is choked with tamarisks.
I am posting on You tube a recent video of Big 10 rapid. This is a easy move just stay left of the big Rock in the middle (you can't go right at this water level) or 1 foot off the left bank if your in a Kayak.
Great scenery and fun splashy rapids. The lower gorge is really quite easy at this level.
I would suggest a scout of Lets make a deal. We only saw door one at this level without scouting. So all the kayaks made door one without a problem. We tried to squeeze a Jacks Plastic Culebra through the door with no success. We got it unstuck but managed to swim in the process.
This is a great run at least as good in its own way as the muddy or the lower price or San Rafael. The bonus is the shuttle is easier and the rapids are a lot better. This is a great Duckie river.