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Hazard AR Class IV

Cowper Dam

Bobtail Creek - (hike in) FS 1219A to Richland Creek (2.75 miles) (AR)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Richland Creek near Witts Spring, AR Downstream Primary
Runnable: 4.5 – 6.5 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Cowper Dam
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

aka 'Go Left Falls'. Most of the water flows off a flat rock slanted to the right and into a nasty-looking narrow slot and undercut. Get up plenty of speed and go off the end of the flat rock. Several encounters with the slot have produced bruised bodies and egos.

Fall 2006: The crack on river right has opened up to allow more water into the sluice/undercut. This drop is currently a portage unless the water level is high.
(Name is pronouced Cooper for first descent pioneer Cowper Chadbourn)

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
0.9 mi
Directions
Navigate
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(hike in) FS 1219A to Richland Creek (2.75 miles)
Bobtail Creek
III-IV+ 2.8 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater