Printer Friendly Little Clear Creek

Little Clear Creek


Stretch: Highway 63 to Lily
Difficulty: Class IV (IV+)
Distance: 2.6 miles
Flows: ~1.7' to 3' (some people cut off around 2.3', 2.0' felt low side of good to me). The gauge is located upstream of the put-in bridge on the river left bank (to your right as you look up). It is easiest to view it from the river right side of the bridge, it is ~100 upstream. Look for 2 inches of rain in the previous day.
Gradient: 69 fpm average (lots of flat water near the top)
Put-in: Highway 63
Take-out: Lily Bridge on Clear Creek
Shuttle: 5.2 miles (10 minutes one-way)
Season: Winter/Spring from rain...
Written: © 2015
Featured in A Wet State #103

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