Whitewater Run AK Class II

Upper gravel bar to Copper River

Drop Creek

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Gauge Conditions
Tulsona Creek near Gakona AK Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 33.5 miles away on Drop Creek. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Data provided by Jack Hession and Andy Embick, local experts; 4500 Riverton, Anchorage, AK 99516 Embick recommends continuing down the Copper 39 more miles to Chistochina. According to the write-up in his book, Embick got the first descent on this crick on July 25, 1985.
Difficulty
Class II
Length
19.0 mi
Gradient
79 ft/mi
max 100
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
62.4046, -143.9252
Take-out
62.6614, -144.1169
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater