Donkey Punch
Flathead, South Fork - 2. Mid Creek to Cedar Flats (Meadow Creek Gorge) (MT)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Donkey Punch is a technical Class IV rapid with a tight entrance through a rocky constriction that quickly funnels into a powerful hydraulic hole in the center of the channel. Paddlers must execute a precise left-side line to avoid the recirculating center feature, using a combination of momentum and strategic eddy-hopping to navigate the complex water dynamics and minimize exposure to the potentially boat-flipping hole.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (14)
Rapid
N/A
Mid Creek Put-in
Rapid
III
Gateway Rapid
Rapid
II
S Turn Rapid
Rapid
III
Sookie's Suckhole
Rapid
III
Bob's Canal
Rapid
III
Overboard
Rapid
IV
Notch
Rapid
V
Thor's Hammer
Rapid
V
The Crack (aka The Slot)
Rapid
Bunker Creek
Rapid
IV
The Gorge
Rapid
Trailhead Access Put-in
Rapid
III
White Fang
Rapid
Take-out at Cedar Flats Access (Harrison Creek)
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2. Mid Creek to Cedar Flats (Meadow Creek Gorge)
Flathead, South Fork
IV(V+)
5.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater