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Access Site KY

Put In

Rock Creek

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: KY
County: McCreary
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 36.60770000, -84.28190000
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Clear Fork at Saxton, KY 9.6 mi away
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Williamsburg Test Site 11.6 mi away
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Cumberland River at Williamsburg, KY 11.7 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
III-IV(V) Put-in Rock Creek - Top of the hill to Jellico Creek (~0.9 mile)
160 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
Whitewater Runs on Rock Creek
4 runs
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
III-IV(V) Put-in at this location Top of the hill to Jellico Creek (~0.9 mile)
1.2 mi 160 ft/mi
II-III(IV) Upstream from here (19.6 mi from take-out) C) White Oak Junction to Big S. Fork of Cumberland R. (0.6-4 miles)
4.0 mi
II-III Upstream from here (22.7 mi from take-out) B) Wooden Bridge to White Oak Junction (7.4 miles)
7.2 mi 15 ft/mi
II Upstream from here (26.2 mi from take-out) A) Great Meadow to Wooden Bridge (7.4 miles)
7.4 mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Rock Creek is a large river system in McCreary County, Kentucky, classified as a Stream Order 7 waterway with significant whitewater characteristics. The Put In access site provides entry to a 56-mile stretch of creek with notable gradient and flow characteristics. With an average gradient of 7.8 feet per mile and a total elevation drop of 436 feet over the system's length, Rock Creek offers dynamic water conditions suitable for experienced paddlers and whitewater enthusiasts. The average flow of approximately 50 cubic feet per second and velocity of 2.12 feet per second indicates moving water that requires competence in reading currents and navigating river conditions.