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Henderson Creek


Stretch: Liberty Hill Rd to Laurel Snow State Natural Area
Difficulty: Class V (maybe at low flow it is IV-V)
Distance: 6.1 miles to the top of Richland, 1.25 for Richland Creek, 1.4 more to the lower take-out
Flows: -7" to +5" on Henderson (0' to 1.6' on Richland).
Gradient: 131 fpm for Henderson (max of 280), 174 fpm for Richland, and 68 fpm for the paddle out
Put-in: Culvert on Liberty Hill Rd
Take-out: Laurel Snow State Natural Area or the Back Valley Rd Bridge
Shuttle: 15.4 miles (~20 minutes one-way)
Season: Winter/Spring from rain...
Written: © 2017
Featured in A Wet State #129

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