Gauge Conditions

Buffalo River at Ponca, AR Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate reading: This gauge is 5.4 miles away on Boulder Creek. Use as a general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Description

Continuous severe rapids, unrunnable boulder sieves, numerous undercut rocks, keeper hydraulics, numerous strainers. For more info and photos visit: Boulder Creek on the Ozark Whitewater Page Photos

Rapids in this Run (1)

Rapid

Drainage: ~0.71 square mile

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Difficulty

Class IV-V+

Length

2.7 mi

Gradient

300 ft/mi

max 500

Rapids

Access Points

Difficulty Classes

I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
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