Springfield Play Park (PnP or 5.1 miles)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 0.1 miles away on Buck Creek. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
A fine just-over 5-mile run may be done from just downstream of the C.J.Brown Reservoir and dam. A few fine rapids are scattered along the run, with a fine finale as one gets to Snyder Park. The _Buck Creek White Water Project_ involved removal of a low-head dam directly behind the Springfield Museum of Art (in 2009) and removal of a second low-head dam on the east side of Snyder Park (in 2010). In their place, 'rock arch rapids' were engineered to create a whitewater park. Indeed, many boaters may prefer the convenience of skipping the need for a shuttle by just doing a PnP (park-and-play) at the park.
Nearby amenities:
Buck Creek State Park
Buck Creek Trail
Rapids in this Run (10)
Difficulty
Class II(III)
Length
5.1 mi
Gradient
10 ft/mi
Rapids
10
Access Points
Shuttle Info
Many folks do this an in-town park-and-play, carrying to the river and carry back to their car within the park.
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Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
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Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
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