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Hazard TX

Low-Head Dam

Cowhouse Creek (current beta needed) - Parsley to Pidcoke (32.5 miles) (TX)

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Gauge Conditions
Cowhouse Creek at Pidcoke, TX Downstream Primary
Runnable: 1,700.0 – 5,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Low-Head Dam
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
A dangerous low-head dam creates a highly recirculating hydraulic that can trap and drown paddlers, with no clear escape route once caught in its uniform, powerful backwash. This terminal hydraulic spans the full width of the creek, presenting an absolute must-portage hazard for any watercraft, with extreme risk of entrapment and no safe line through or around the structure.
Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
12.8 mi
Directions
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Parsley to Pidcoke (32.5 miles)
Cowhouse Creek (current beta needed)
II+ 33.1 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater