Texas whitewater - Cherokee Creek, San Saba County
San Saba
county,
FM 501 to Colorado Bend SRA Road section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-IV 9 miles
I've lived on the CHerokee above the 501 put in for 6 years. THe usual flow is 10-20 cfs in a good year. However, I have seen it up over 18,000cfs and it came up 32' in 4 hours back in 2004. At anything over 2000-3000cfs be very carefull of the wire, cattle panels, cable, and barbed wire at what we call the water gaps. There's at leat one at each landowner's property line. In a flood they break and trail downstream and may be invisible till you're trapped....................WT Fleming Says Wendell Fleming
Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots
in Texas tend to be more forgiving than the national average, so don't forget that many of the sections here are safe for beginners. Great exercise and just being out on the river for a while are sure to keep you coming back for more. The FM 501 to Colorado Bend SRA Road section
of Cherokee Creek is 9 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class III-IV section. The scenic beauty of San Saba County and the playfulness of the water will make you feel great. There are no other stretches to paddle along Cherokee Creek than the FM 501 to Colorado Bend SRA Road stretch. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, this area has a pretty small number of paddling places. This section is long enough to enjoy a good non stop paddle, good for a one day paddling trip. You can pitch a tent or park
your RV at a nearby campground.
Briefly about the general area: A great place to take a look at in the vicinity of Cherokee Creek is Whey Hollow, and you can have a splendid hiking adventure along the Colorado Bend State Park Trail. All through the warmest time of the
year, highs ordinarily are in the 90's at Cherokee Creek. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 70's. Throughout the wintertime this place gets highs in the 50's, and overnight lows in the 30's for Cherokee Creek. Cherokee Creek gets a normal amount of annual rain; May is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest of the months is December.
Here's a section of Cherokee Creek 6 creek miles above the put in point on 501. Taken from my porch 70' above the water. The flow was 300cfs when taken
- WT Fleming
Current weather conditions at Cherokee Creek, Texas
Local climate location: SAN SABA 7 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS
There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.
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