Bonecrusher Entrance
South Sauty Creek - Intersection of County Roads 43 and 56 to Bucks Pocket (AL)
Gauge Conditions
7.5 - 8.2 USGS = 4 inches or less on the stick at the Pocket.
Description
About half a mile below the Slot, after a few good class III rapids, you will be approaching Bonecrusher. In the winter months, this will be one of the sunniest spots on the creek, as it makes a sweeping bend to the south. The canyon wall on river left pulls back allowing the low winter sun to peak over and warm your bones on the approach to Sauty's most intimidatingly named rapid: Bonecrusher.
You generally have to at least run this entrance section, which at typical flows involves going from river right (from the sunny pool at the top), to river left, then back right to get into the usual setup/scout eddy. I have heard of people being lead down for their first time being told that the rapid is called "Mary's Cakewalk" or something to that effect to keep their nerves down until they are in the setup/scout eddy before being told that they are in Bonecrusher and the main part of the rapid is just below!
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Waterfall
III
Hazard
III
Rapid
III+
Rapid
III+
Hazard
IV
Rapid
III+
Rapid
III+
Rapid
IV
Rapid
IV
Hazard
IV
Rapid
IV
Hazard
IV
Hazard
III
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
American Whitewater