Big Creek

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Re: Vickery Creek/Big Creek - Georgia by Gorman Oct 04 2002, 0:03 GMT New

Date: Oct 04 2002, 18:10 GMT

From: river1313

I hiked and paddled up from the Riverside Dr park to the base of the dam and paddle down from there. Good class II-III drops for about 150 yrds at medium water levels then flat water. I've looked at it from Roswell Mill at really high water and it was big and moving fast. There are a couple overhead pipes that I'd worry about at this level. A lot of work for not a lot of whitewater...I'd say only worth if you live very close by. I haven't been on it upstream of the old mill dam along Oxbo Rd...I noticed driving along it the other day there is a low head dam with maybe some class II below it.

One very important thing to note...THE WATER QUALITY IS NASTY!! There were signs in it saying no wading and warning of the high fecal coliform counts. I'd say this makes the Chattahoochee look pristine. It's the reason I only like to paddle the Hooche upstream from Big Creek.

-chad-