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Waterfall CO Class V

Corkscrew

Escalante Creek - 01. Escalante Forks to Captain Smith's Cabin (CO)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Photo
Corkscrew
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Very aptly named. At the lip of the drop the current slams left directly into a smooth rock. With a good boof right you can brace into the dynamic current coming off the rock, but if you just bob into it straight it will flip you so fast you'll be dizzy. The paddler in this photo has a bad line. At this point your right at the doorstep of the Lower Gorge, get out now if you don't want to run it. There is no pool to swim into, and gradient picks up pace dramatically as it enters the gorge, so this is a bad place to swim.
Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class V
Mile Marker
4.5 mi
Directions
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01. Escalante Forks to Captain Smith's Cabin
Escalante Creek
IV-V(V+) 5.0 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater