Bear Creek (Dekalb Co.)
Lower: Canyon Rim Road to Little River
| Difficulty | IV(V) |
| Length | 2.6 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 143 fpm |
| Gauge | Little River Near Blue Pond Al |
| Flow Rate as of 52 minutes | 3.03 ftbelow recommended |
| Reach Info Last Updated | November 3, 2020 |
River Description
All rapids are runnable. Rapids start off easy and get increasingly more difficult. If route is not obvious after scouting, try the right side.
There is almost some trees somewhere on this run and it changes with every high water event.
River Features
Put-In
This picture is of the older gauge. There is a newer visual gauge painted in white paint on the center piller. On the new gauge 0' is bare minimum (2' is a more reasonable minimum) and 14' is getting really high for the lower.
Take Out
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportThe gage is painted on the river left wall in the river left culvert. Its best seen from river right.
Bear's Den is a series of Class III rapids that run along a seriously back cut cliff. This is Jeremy Orr running the first drop in Bear's Den.
Bear's Den is a series of Class III rapids that run along a severly back cut cliff. This is Marshall Fox running the first drop, and Jeremy Orr and Joe Day running the second.
Bear's Den is a series of Class III rapids that run along a severly back cut cliff. This is Jeremy Orr running the last drop in Bear's Den.
Cauldron is a 6 or 7 foot ledge that drops into a 'U' shaped pit. Just for fun, the drop is back cut and the walls of the 'U' are undercut as well. This is Jeremy Orr running Cauldron.
Joe Day running The Big Chair
Jeremy Orr running Hard Day's Night