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Hazard AR Class IV+

Playing Possum

Possum Walk Creek - Five Mile Road to Highway 263 (8.7 miles) (AR)

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Gauge Conditions
Little Red River near Heber Springs Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Playing Possum
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

A large undercut boulder forces the current far left and creates an eddy to the right. Watch out for the vortex sucking things under the boulder. A hard turn to the right around the boulder and off a steep 6 ft drop, followed with a small drop/hole into a small pool. At the top of this drop, the current pushes left with much more force than it appears, complicating the need to stay on line over the drop. There is a piton rock in the bottom of the main drop (usually only a problem at low water). A sticky pourover waits below the main drop.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class IV+
Mile Marker
1.5 mi
Directions
Navigate
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Five Mile Road to Highway 263 (8.7 miles)
Possum Walk Creek
IV-V(V+) 8.8 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater