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Waterfall CO Class V

Hair O' the Bear

Bear Creek - 01. Idledale to Morrison · CO

American Whitewater 39.6675, -105.2590

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Gauge Conditions
Bear Creek above Evergreen, CO Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Hair O' the Bear
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This hectic 1/2 mile long rapid is chock full of big holes, and has no eddyies.

This face scraping run provides a thick tunnel of overhanging willows. Not a good place to swim... all of Bear Creek that is.

High flow note: at over 650cfs this section is NOT advised.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class V
Mile Marker
2.5 mi
Directions
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01. Idledale to Morrison
Bear Creek
III-V 8.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater