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Run: Blackburn Fork of the Warrior River

Section:

Class: III (IV-V) Put-In: Rt. 15 dirt road

Gradient: 60, 20, 20, 20 Take-Out: Rt. 15, Little Warrior

Length: 4.5

Shuttle: CR 15 Delorme Gazeteer: P. 25 H8/H7/G7

Water Q: Primary Gage: Put-In Bridge (River Rt.)

Links: TOPO MAP Required Level: 1.5?

PICTURES Indicator Gage: Locust at Cleveland Inland Lake Level

TRIP REPORT Required Level: 6' (&/or rising) Above Full Pool (>784')

Notes: GOOGLE MAP

This is flat, has a portage, a series of nice class III/III+ rapids, then is relatively flat. It is best run immediately after or during rain. Such as it was when we put on at 4:10 pm. The water was rising at 2.3'. We were loading boats at 5:36 pm but we did not dawdle. When you get to the action, the first rapid, Pall Mall Falls, is almost always a portage. PMF is IV+ without the trees. After that, you have some beefy III+ if you have enough water. Then you pay the price in flatwater, which is much more bearable the more water you have on hand. A fun short run, but make sure you have enough water!

The only person I know for sure that has run PMF is Jeremy Adkins. Many hours work went in clearing the drop of logs. Then it was a wait for the perfect level. Safety is a must here. The whole run is not really recommended since it is now full of log jams again and the land owner are very private people.

There are two ways to judge levels. If the Locust is high, that is good. In a good water year, check the Inland Lake level. If it is over full pool, it may be spilling enough to do the run, maybe for many days in a row.

See trip reports.


Run:	Blackburn Fork of the Warrior River
Section:

Class:	III (IV-V)	Put-In:	Rt. 15 dirt road
Gradient:	60, 20, 20, 20	Take-Out:	Rt. 15, Little Warrior
Length:	4.5
Shuttle:	CR 15	Delorme Gazeteer:	P. 25 H8/H7/G7
Water Q:		Primary Gage:	Put-In Bridge (River Rt.)
Links:	TOPO MAP	Required Level:	1.5?
	PICTURES	Indicator Gage:	Locust at Cleveland	Inland Lake Level
	TRIP REPORT	Required Level:	6' (&/or rising)	Above Full Pool (>784')
Notes:	GOOGLE MAP
This is flat, has a portage, a series of nice class III/III+ rapids, then is relatively flat. It is best run immediately after or during rain. Such as it was when we put on at 4:10 pm. The water was rising at 2.3'. We were loading boats at 5:36 pm but we did not dawdle. When you get to the action, the first rapid, Pall Mall Falls, is almost always a portage. PMF is IV+ without the trees. After that, you have some beefy III+ if you have enough water. Then you pay the price in flatwater, which is much more bearable the more water you have on hand. A fun short run, but make sure you have enough water! The only person I know for sure that has run PMF is Jeremy Adkins. Many hours work went in clearing the drop of logs. Then it was a wait for the perfect level. Safety is a must here. The whole run is not really recommended since it is now full of log jams again and the land owner are very private people. There are two ways to judge levels. If the Locust is high, that is good. In a good water year, check the Inland Lake level. If it is over full pool, it may be spilling enough to do the run, maybe for many days in a row. See trip reports.