O'Bannon Creek

R2'd today in an RMR Cloud9 after a night and morning of constant rain. Put in at 1180 CFS, took out at 600. O'Bannon was dropping fast after peaking at 2900 CFS. Hard boaters ahead of us had a bit more water through their run, but this range has LOTS of fun waves and nice holes. Door #3 opens into wood. Doors #1 and #2 open into vegetation or wood. This rapid is a mandatory carry in a raft. Some kayakers maybe could slip through in the main channel, but it would be sketchy. It was sketchy enough to line our raft through the downed trees. None of the holes in this run were overly sticky for us and we had a great time punching right into their mouths and through them. Other than no doors being open at Door #3, it was a fantastic run.

Private property on river left and treatment plant property on right so walking banks is not encouraged and I have been chased off before. So just keep your feet in water ;-)

Pothole around 6ft

river wide strainer at 250 cfs. Will necessitate a portage at higher flows. I'll update with an accurate location very soon.

One of the mandatory portages at 250 cfs. I'll update later with an accurate location

two strainners river wide top half of creek as of 4/19/13

Went down O'Bannon yesterday and one of our group went to dump the water out of her inflatable at the waterfall when a person on the other shore quasi-kindly informed us that the area there was private property (there is a sign on the north side of the feeder creek). Not a place that I would stop for any reason unless it was an emergency and even then, I wouldn't linger. I've heard of people running the falls, so I'd just be careful not to upset the property owners.

5.75ft at pothole a beautiful wave forms

an amazing end of june run 5.7ft

this is a good example of how it can change just wait a minute and it will change into something sweet

6ft

one of the five waves behind the playhole that is said to be 'not that good'