Belt Creek

2. Monarch to Riceville

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May 27, 2008

Trip Report

ReporterDustin Prinzing

Monarch to the sluice box takeout: No info on gauges, but if theres around 4-6
inches at the monarch put-in, its do able. Itll take around 5-8hrs depending on flow and stops. Its absolutely beautiful, a mini-smith river. A few class 3's above canyon (which starts about the last 3rd of the float) you should watch out for, especially at the entrance but pretty much stay center. The canyon is awesome, swift pushy water could lead to a bunch of wall collisions, but at lower water not a danger. I would caution to do it higher flows bc of the hydraulics, yet we did talk to someone today who did it and they went through it fine. Make sure to stop and throw a line in of theres a hatch. Also fairly close to monarch theres a barb-wire fence, and depending on flows you might have to portage but its not blind. I also recomend doing the neihart section, we did it today at real high flows in ik's and its definitly a ride.