Access Site
KY
American Whitewater Elkhorn Acres - take out
Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago
City: KY
County: Franklin
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 38.26815300, -84.81550600
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II(III)
Take-out
Elkhorn Creek - Forks of Elkhorn, Church lot below US460 Bridge to Knight's Bridge on KY1900 (6 miles)
10 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 250.00-6500.00 cfs
Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, KY
Whitewater Runs on Elkhorn Creek
1 runDifficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
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About This Access Site
American Whitewater Elkhorn Acres is a take-out access point on Elkhorn Creek in Franklin County, Kentucky. This location serves paddlers completing whitewater runs on a creek that features a significant gradient of 6.2 feet per mile on average, making it suitable for intermediate to advanced boaters seeking moving water. The creek drains 237 square miles and maintains an average flow of about 211 cubic feet per second with a velocity of roughly 2 feet per second, indicating consistent current conditions throughout the paddling season.