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:: Tributary - Lower Kannah Creek Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip
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Tributary - Lower Kannah Creek Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip on the Gunnison River |
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Tributary - Lower Kannah Creek Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Hwy 50 Bridge |
| Take Out: |
Hwy 141 Bridge |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
, Portage
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| Gradient: |
57 fpm |
| Run Length: |
6.5 miles |
| Streamflow Comments: |
There is no gauge for this creek |
| Season Comments: |
May, June
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| Primary Season: |
This section of creek usually runs early in the snow melt season, usually runs in May and June |
| Permit: |
None presently required |
| Character/Similar To: |
Compared to Upper Kannah Creek this lower section is a nice mellow float. The rapids consist of class III pool drop rapids with no particular hazards. When you reach the confluence with the Gunnison expect a long flatwater float. |
| Hazards: |
About half way down the creek portion of this run there is a large diversion dam that creates a nasty huydraulic, portage this on the river left and do not atempt to run it. Watch for the occasional river wide barbed wire fence. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,wwcan,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed public and private |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (CO), 251 miles (4 hours 19 minutes) West of Denver |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Take Out: To reach the take out head west on Highway 141, take out is just a half mile to the bridge over the Gunnison.
Put In: The put in is on Highway 50 were the road crosses over Kannah Creek 5 miles south of the town of Whitewater. |
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