Missouri Whitewater Association | mac | Activity https://missouriwhitewater.org/members/bigmac/activity/ Activity feed for mac. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:26:09 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5bc0ec60f6309113b3b5450b649129a8 mac replied to the topic clean-up details in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/clean-up-details/#post-21330 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 03:51:11 -0600 Are you saying that paddling above Thompson Ford is not recommended?

]]> b566d2c77c6b172850b8f39d61d8d6b7 mac replied to the topic How to gauge Marble Creek in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/how-to-gauge-marble-creek/#post-19283 Mon, 02 May 2022 02:16:25 -0500 Thank you Dan & John.

]]> 532b76857aa16321c22b53730236df2a mac started the topic How to gauge Marble Creek in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/how-to-gauge-marble-creek/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 01:15:37 -0500 Can anyone provide info on how to determine when Marble Creek becomes runnable?

]]> 82b04e4ca21a4ac91389849ba91f9144 mac started the topic Spring Clinic Question in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/spring-clinic-question/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:55:18 -0600 I have two friends who are wanting to participate in the 2022 whitewater clinic but have no inclination of paddling anything beyond the Saint. They are more interested in fishing small creeks and paddle Crescent Light Tackle sit-on tops.

My question is whether those crafts are suitable to be able to participate in the clinic.

Thanks.

]]> 0222b5ef8858269f0f9e654eb917581d mac replied to the topic Black River advice in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/black-river/#post-18167 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:35:25 -0500 The above access information is correct. However, the river channel has moved further west and the access leads to the normally dry channel, so you must carry your equipment for some distance to enter the water. I had to use flagging tape to identify the dry channel when using it as a takeout after putting in on the Middle Fork just outside of…Read more

]]> 746c0ff2399638dffbb9fddf14c7ae0b mac replied to the topic Lower Rock Creek Trip Report in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/lower-rock-creek-trip-report/#post-17596 Sun, 14 Mar 2021 03:45:29 -0500 I thought McHenry, Tansil and the others know of some other way in there besides hiking from downstream. My hat is off to you for making the trek and thank you for the information you have provided.

]]> d0574d52bd42e483ff30fc620a39b16f mac replied to the topic Lower Rock Creek Trip Report in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/lower-rock-creek-trip-report/#post-17595 Sun, 14 Mar 2021 03:20:33 -0500 Please do post your footage. Very interested.

]]> e72c4a0d6ed39f48a147b14666061b31 mac replied to the topic Rock Creek in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/rock-creek-3/#post-17581 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 15:50:06 -0600 <p style=”text-align: left;”>Yes, where exactly is the put-in trail off of D? And is this aka Cathedral Canyon?</p>

]]> e6aba7e8029a856922a1b8bcad516c71 mac started the topic Rock Creek in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/rock-creek-3/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 02:45:09 -0600 Can anyone provide info on Rock Creek just west of D bridge?

]]> 06f1d76b8f4810b282ee281b928e5994 mac started the topic Buffalo vs Kings in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/buffalo-vs-kings/ Sun, 20 Dec 2020 04:00:28 -0600 Planning a trip to Arkansas this spring and would like opinions on whether to paddle the Buffalo from Kyle’s to Pruitt or run the King from Marble to Marshall Ford. I have paddled from Ponca to Kyle’s so I kind of know what to expect. However, I know nothing about the King and would appreciate any information and comparisons.

]]> 154d91568652b82c6fd0f377a27d4d94 mac replied to the topic River level at camp in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/river-level-at-camp-4/#post-17068 Mon, 09 Nov 2020 02:53:06 -0600 Also need to know if the campground is now closed.

]]> 0c3a2da33b207310e34615cfd7392d8e mac replied to the topic Cedar Creek Boone County in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/cedar-creek-boone-county/#post-16875 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 01:20:23 -0500 No need to reply. I have now been there and even though it was a stream in the middle of a National Forest, the water quality was not very good.

]]> 2be4ca3a30096dd725754102cb9d4291 mac started the topic Cedar Creek Boone County in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/cedar-creek-boone-county/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 00:55:17 -0500 Looking for any info about Cedar Creek near Columbia, Mo. in Mark Twain NF.

]]> 6caba84b08b893abbd5382a4eae83b2a mac replied to the topic Why I do NOT drive to The Saint anymoreanymore! in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/why-i-do-not-drive-to-the-saint-anymoreanymore/#post-16696 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 03:41:21 -0500 Are you the guy I meet at Aldi’s the other day?

]]> 26419b30e7965135cb867a0721a6b103 mac replied to the topic Middle Stouts Access in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/middle-stouts-access-2/#post-16599 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 01:20:42 -0500 Thank you all for the info. I just wanted a short run while my wife was looking for small granite boulders with crystals and mica in the area. Any suggestions where to find those? Material supply companies here in the STL area have stuff labeled as Royal Gorge. I know that location but never looked for the granite mix there.

]]> 7c8992bd04f432d5ba6b83a53cceda13 mac replied to the topic Middle Stouts Access in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/middle-stouts-access-2/#post-16590 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 02:09:47 -0500 So the small parking area/overlook is gone?

]]> e1da684c01b648726f1d3b3af9627a5c mac started the topic Middle Stouts Access in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/middle-stouts-access-2/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:45:53 -0500 Can anyone provide any information about access at the new bridge location over middle Stouts? Is there a better opportunity to access the stream from hwy 72?

]]> 8f8c598887627a54841d0df09ded1b8a mac replied to the topic Any Beta on the Wolf river in WI in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/any-beta-on-the-wolf-river-in-wi/#post-15518 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 16:55:14 -0500 There is great place to camp on the Oconto river called Bagley Rapids campground. For a small fee you can camp and play the rapids & ledges in a beautiful pine forest. The stretch is 3/4 miles long (II-III) and you will be located between the Wolf and Peshtigo. It is a good chaser after spending the day on one of the other premier runs and there…Read more

]]> 9f46184543059145f59d2fe5c5349248 mac replied to the topic Wachita Creek Level in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/wachita-creek-level/#post-15012 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:55:24 -0500 Thank you Chuck. You have always come through whenever I have inquired about any oddities such as Greer Spring branch, Shannon County shut-ins and so on. You truly are a River Zen Master.
And thanks to you George for the recent stream/land owner info. SYOTR

]]> 6a470943e279b22544896ccc8f4ef725 mac started the topic Wachita Creek Level in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/wachita-creek-level/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 01:30:09 -0500 I am interested in checking out Wachita Creek after reading about a trip that was posted by George. It appears to be a short run, but I am more interested in the geology of the shut in. Is there a correlation with the St. Francis gauge that anyone can provide? Thanks.

]]> b617913c88b128a17af1718a943ab6a8 mac replied to the topic moving water option for 141? in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/moving-water-option-for-141/#post-14801 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 02:07:46 -0500 <p style=”text-align: left;”>Be advised that there have been several drownings at Rockford Beach on the Big. Cedar Hill and Morse Mill are excellent options when water levels are not too high.</p>

]]> 5585ad4f93a091677f14526f7c111e56 mac started the topic Middle Stouts Access in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/middle-stouts-access/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 02:30:09 -0600 Can someone explain why there are state park signs above the hwy 72 bridge on Stouts Creek? What state park?
I wanted some pnp action a few weeks ago and decided to run the middle section of Stouts, but found no trespassing signs below the bridge and would like to know where the best/correct access points are. Any info will be greatly appreciated.

]]> 14df80592f4d7c6c32a562c63b96a45d mac replied to the topic Operation Clean Stream Aug. 26 in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/operation-clean-stream-aug-26/#post-10728 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 01:49:25 -0500 What a lucky stretch of river. It seems to be the only section that gets attention every year when there are many more miles that need to be addressed.

]]> f174e98ea1d3b3eca339c27388197bb9 mac replied to the topic Badger Land in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/badger-land/#post-10517 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 01:50:51 -0500 You should do the PnP at Bagley campground on the Oconto while you are in the area. It is worth it since the levels are really decent right now.

]]> 3bd5d252545f36070f9ea00073a74bb8 mac replied to the topic Wachita and middle Stouts in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/wachita-and-middle-stouts/#post-9826 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 02:44:27 -0500 George, thank you for the info.

]]> 17b1a173a0db35172b089267720c6491 mac started the topic Wachita and middle Stouts in the forum General Discussion https://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/wachita-and-middle-stouts/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 21:14:12 -0500 What would be considered as the cut off level for Wachita and middle Stouts creeks using the gauge at D bridge?

]]> 3e017a63b029e713f45f3fc3d8c0d551 mac replied to the topic Vermillion River in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/vermillion-river/#post-8442 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 04:12:24 -0600 The Vermilion river is worthy of a road trip if you are camping in the area and hike the canyons of Starved Rock State Park in the same weekend. The river alone does not compare to the St Francis in terms of gradient and the number of rapids. However, it does have one rapid (Wildcat) that resembles something from the Big South Fork gorge in TN. It…Read more

]]> f975b38de046e7d9989ccf28265711ab mac replied to the topic Mo' Creekin website in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/mo-creekin-website/#post-7785 Sat, 10 Dec 2016 06:39:41 -0600 Anyone know info about Cedar Creek near Caledonia?

]]> b0f6409977cf6d24e2ed9b8e20256c24 mac replied to the topic Washington and Oregon in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/washington-and-oregon/#post-6907 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 01:22:38 -0500 If you want scenic class III-IV, the Green River Gorge was my favorite place to go when I was at Ft Lewis, WA back in the day.

]]> 9accc3ed6aff92e401e8d491a6b18ac4 mac replied to the topic Green River Triple Crown in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/green-river-triple-crown/#post-6843 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:55:25 -0500 Wow, really miss WNC and runs like the Narrows, Linville and the Horse. Had a good 20 years living in Asheville before coming back to the Midwest.

]]> 4cbca6e6291cc18140909c5339cfa6a8 mac started the topic Paddling Up North in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/paddling-up-north/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:48:08 -0500 Just got back from running the course in Wausau, the Wolf in the reservation, Peshtigo and even the Vermilion in Il at 3000 cfs on the way back.
However, the best time of the trip was spent paddling Lake Michigan at a place called Cave Point/Whitefish Dunes in Door County. The water quality and scenery went beyond anything my wife and I expected.…Read more

]]> 4cbca6e6291cc18140909c5339cfa6a8 mac started the topic Paddling Up North in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/paddling-up-north/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:48:08 -0500 Just got back from running the course in Wausau, the Wolf in the reservation, Peshtigo and even the Vermilion in Il at 3000 cfs on the way back.
However, the best time of the trip was spent paddling Lake Michigan at a place called Cave Point/Whitefish Dunes in Door County. The water quality and scenery went beyond anything my wife and I expected.…Read more

]]> 72389507df2fef19cfc581852e3a4d92 mac started the topic Paddling Up North in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/paddling-up-north/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:48:08 -0500 Just got back from running the course in Wausau, the Wolf in though the reservation, Peshtigo and even the Vermilion in Il at 3000 cfs on the way back.
However, the best time of the trip was spent paddling Lake Michigan at a place called Cave Point/Whitefish Dunes in Door County. The water quality and scenery went beyond anything my wife and I…Read more

]]> 0ad07faa5255aa2ea03896caa429e8ac mac started the topic Paddling Up North in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/paddling-up-north/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:48:08 -0500 Just got back from running the course in Wausau, the Wolf in though the reservation, Peshtigo and even the Vermilion in Il at 3000 cfs on the way back.
However, the best time of the trip was spent paddling Lake Michigan at a place called Cave Point/Whitefish Dunes in Door County. The water quality and scenery was beyond anything my wife and I…Read more

]]> 9f1efe6a0a4eb062471b36a48b467db7 mac started the topic Mid Summer Cheap Thrills in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/mid-summer-cheap-thrills/ Mon, 13 Jun 2016 02:10:16 -0500 Looking for play spots that may be runnable in the middle of the summer months in south/central MO. I have seen something on the Big Piney just below the bridge as I left the east gate of Fort Leonard Wood that looked interesting. Any info on that spot or anything else would help. Looking for water that is fairly clean too. (No offense to those of…Read more

]]> 435afa267b6d50dbc4ce20729157e0d6 mac changed their profile picture https://missouriwhitewater.org/activity/p/6862/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 00:20:00 -0500 0 1deac17d22076398ed9807391bb5b745 mac changed their profile picture https://missouriwhitewater.org/activity/p/6861/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 00:09:23 -0500 0 7d94f31588ed7446da50dc9696d327c0 mac changed their profile picture https://missouriwhitewater.org/activity/p/6860/ Sat, 04 Jun 2016 23:52:17 -0500 0 cf432dfd43976058e8cf5ae04d769d49 mac replied to the topic Washita? Wachita? Ouchita? Creek in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/washita-wachita-ouchita-creek/#post-6334 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 23:28:04 -0500 Not sure about local precip amounts. I am unable to boat for the rest of this month. Besides my weekly job, I am working every weekend on mother-in-laws house that we are trying to sell in July. Hope you get to make the run and I will be back on the water when family affairs are complete.

]]> 8597502d9464da38af8404f60acce771 mac replied to the topic Chaos paddlers ocoee river broken nose in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/chaos-paddlers-ocoee-river-broken-nose/#post-6320 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 02:17:49 -0500 Jacob, your videos are very entertaining and wish you well on your climb up the ladder of whitewater achievements. Please do so at a reasonable and respectable pace. Never skip over river ratings, thinking you are ready for class V since the Ocoee is rated class III-IV. And my last words of advice to you are to try and attend a local college class…Read more

]]> e41a2b22f2374aca528404fb50176a8b mac replied to the topic rec boats in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/rec-boats/#post-6281 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 02:00:08 -0500 I should feel bad, making my first run on the Saint in my dad’s Grunman canoe with water ski life jackets and a tractor tire inner tube for floation back in 1982. Oz Hawksley’s chapter on the Saint drew me to the river and my dad made me buy his canoe after the trip due to the damage that occurred! Some of us learn the hard way but do become…Read more

]]> 6b1f6baf132a51a71de59fb8b9f906a1 mac replied to the topic Chaos paddlers ocoee river broken nose in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/chaos-paddlers-ocoee-river-broken-nose/#post-6247 Wed, 01 Jun 2016 03:02:35 -0500 Please John T, speak to this young man.

]]> 1b0d32da693c5a257e9208d951222a2c mac replied to the topic Washita? Wachita? Ouchita? Creek in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/washita-wachita-ouchita-creek/#post-6228 Tue, 31 May 2016 02:15:07 -0500 Did you run the creek? If not, I would like to hook up with you the next time it comes up.

]]> 54ec2ae39d0d5c6e5ecf3a08643080f9 mac replied to the topic Indian Creek below Iron Mountain Lake in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/indian-creek-below-iron-mountain-lake/#post-5441 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 02:03:12 -0500 This run may need a first decent crew after some April showers.

]]> df7e836b0a7e1f30843fdb930a1480aa mac replied to the topic Shannon County Whitewater in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/shannon-county-whitewater/#post-4566 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 03:28:12 -0600 I was hoping to hear from river vets such as John T or Chuck about this topic. If no one comes forward with information about the area in question, I will post details of the location after I make the first(?) descent.

]]> 04c48feb0a1ee6fb1adba2b96a658ee2 mac started the topic Shannon County Whitewater in the forum General Discussion http://missouriwhitewater.org/forums/topic/shannon-county-whitewater/ Sat, 09 Jan 2016 02:36:30 -0600 Has anyone ran the shut-ins west of the Current River?

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