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Rapid TX Class IV

North Acres Rapid

Little Walnut Creek - I-35 to Manor Rd. (4.1 miles) (TX)

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Gauge Conditions
Little Walnut Creek at Georgian Dr, Austin, TX Upstream Primary
Runnable: 300.0 – 3,000.0 CFS

Range of best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters by submitting a comment or report.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
North Acres Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

At lower flows (< 500), this feature is just a small ledge wave.  At higher flows, a limestone shelf and concrete wall downstream back up the flow from the ledge and cause it to form a retentive, river-wide hydraulic.  The hydraulic has a nasty-looking pocket at river right, but running river left sets you up for strainers downstream.  A trail on the south side of the creek (river right, downstream of the pedestrian bridge) allows for easily portaging the feature or putting in below it (at the confluence of a small feeder creek.)

The hole is known to be in at about 800-2000 cfs.  Behavior at higher flows is unknown.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
0.4 mi
Directions
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I-35 to Manor Rd. (4.1 miles)
Little Walnut Creek
III-IV 4.1 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater