Possible Put-in (0.6 sq.mi. drainage)

The N.E. corner at 124th and W.Howard Avenue is city owned. Best parking would be on 124th Street, but the creek is heavily wooded the short distance from there to Howard, so far better to put in on upstream side of Howard. Unfortunately, it may be tougher to find a way to park off the road close to the river on Howard.

As shown in the photo, the downstream of Howard Avenue has streambanks 'armored' with gabion baskets (chain-link-fence boxes, filled with rocks), making it not very scenic, but confining the flow and (at least somewhat) diminishing the likelihood of strainers or blockages in the immediate downstream area (since there are not trees and shrubs on eroding banks).

A private footbridge downstream (just before the following/recommended access) should have adequate clearance at any reasonably boatable flow.

Just beyond that footbridge, as a tributary enters from the right, the first of a number of tight zig-zags occurs.