Georgia whitewater - Murder Creek, Putnam County

Putnam county, Stanfordville to Lake Sinclare section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS I-II     3 miles
  This stretch of Murder Creek in Georgia is 3 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class I-II section. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more demanding, so don't forget that a large number of rivers in this state are not easy. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. This is a somewhat short section so you'll have
    to walk back to the start over and over. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, there are not so many other good rivers for that around here. The scenic beauty of Georgia and the playfulness of the water are reasons enough to come here and paddle.
This is the only paddling section along Murder Creek. The put-in location is a short drive from Milledgeville.

Briefly about the general area:
If the weather is great here at Murder Creek, you can go for a hike along the Twin Bridges Trail; Oconee National Forest is a tremendous site to explore on a lovely day. For the period of the months of summer at Murder Creek highs are mostly in the 90's with overnight lows in the 60's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 50's while Murder Creek night low temperatures during the wintertime
 
are in the 30's.
Murder Creek is a reasonably wet place usually with a good deal of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is March, and October meanwhile is the driest month.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: I-II
Length: 3 miles
Average Gradient: 15 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.25236
Longitude: -83.4807

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.21829
Longitude: -83.43006

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Current weather conditions at Murder Creek, Georgia
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Local climate location: MONTICELLO 4 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Americas Best Value Inn, Milledgeville
15 miles away
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Gray Days Inn, Gray
15 miles away
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Comfort Suites Milledgeville, Milledgeville
15 miles away
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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Murder Creek.
 Whitewater Near Murder Creek:
Little River, Putnam County , 4 miles away, Class I-II - 3 miles long (Glenwood Springs Road to Lake Sinclair)
Apalachee River, Oconee County , 28 miles away, Class II-III - 0.1 miles long (Pot Leaf Shoals Apalachee park and play spot)
Alcovy River, Newton County , 29 miles away, Class III - 2.4 miles long (Factory Shoals)
 Hotels Near Murder Creek:
Americas Best Value Inn, Milledgeville , 15 miles away
Gray Days Inn, Gray , 15 miles away
Comfort Suites Milledgeville, Milledgeville , 15 miles away
Econo Lodge Milledgeville, Milledgeville , 15 miles away
Milledgeville Days Inn, Milledgeville , 15 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Murder Creek:
Little River Park, Milledgeville, 12 miles away
Lake Oconee Center, Eatonton, 16 miles away
Talisman Campark, Madison, 17 miles away
 Trails Near Murder Creek:
Twin Bridges Trail, Putnam , 4 miles away
Allison Lake Wildlife Trail, Jones , 17 miles away
 National Parks Near Murder Creek:
Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon - GA , 24 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Murder Creek:
Uncle Remus Golf Course, Eatonton , 6 miles away

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