The Slot
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.
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Description
At almost exactly the four mile mark, and just below the ender spot mentioned in Lower Minefield, you will reach The Slot.
The line for which the rapid is named involves paddling to a river right setup eddy where you will see the current entering a two boat width gap between some rocks, making a 90 degree right turn out of sight. Enter prepairing to make the right turn, going through a 30 foot long slot between two giant rocks, ending in a 3 foot drop through a diagonal hole. Generally staying right and finishing with a boof will give best results.
There is a left line consisting of a 6-7 foot boof is available with good water levels.
From below, it's possible to attain up the center of the creek to behold the "center line" of the Slot, which is the stick and log filled sieve that goes under the main rocks that form the Slot.
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
Hazard
IV
Hazard
III
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
American Whitewater