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Rapid KY Class I

Turtle Rapid

Cedar Creek (Floyds Fork trib.) - Cedar Creek Rd near Johnson School Rd to Bells Mill Rd (12.2 miles) (KY)

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Gauge Conditions
Cedar Creek at Thixton Road near Louisville, KY Upstream Primary
Runnable: 1.3 – 2.0 FT

So shallow you might have to get out a few times, but at 30 CFS we had a fun scenic time and even found some whitewater.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Turtle Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Right after Entrance Rapid you cruise past a couple houses and then the creek drops and makes a hard left turn. This is probably the easiest class I+ on the main WW section. It used to be the best rapid on the creek but after a house got built there, the WW wave at the bottom of it has seamed to disapear. One day some kids were catching Turtles in front of it and warned us that a crazy rapid was ahead, and we told them that we were well aware of it because we had just run the creek a couple of hours ago.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class I
Mile Marker
6.3 mi
Directions
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Cedar Creek Rd near Johnson School Rd to Bells Mill Rd (12.2 miles)
Cedar Creek (Floyds Fork trib.)
II 12.4 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater