Submit a New Trip| State | Missouri |
| River | Beaver Creek |
| Date | Tuesday 21 April 2020 |
| Related | (none) |
| Start | Bradleyville |
| End | Sam Day Road |
| Distance | 4.5 miles |
 Crew |  Bartlett, Renee Jones, Marianne Van Someren, Andrea Van Someren, Tom |
| Condition | Good - Conditions are ideal for a canoe or kayak. Boats typically will drag on fewer than one-quarter of riffles, if at all, and portages are unnecessary or rare. Normal float lengths can be attempted without a problem. |
 Notes | This is the float that will forever be known as the "Fuck the Beaver" float. It begins with a huge sinkhole full of mud near the put in requiring a portage of 50 yards or so to the water. (Note: walking thru the sinkhole may result in the loss of your shoes.) Just downriver from the put in, a downed tree makes a tricky obstacle. We ended up with two boats tipped over. Otherwise, this was a quick, pretty stretch of river with only one or two other minor obstacles, the last of which claimed my hat, sunglasses and lawn chair. Fishing is unknown since my new birthday pole was broken in 3 pieces on this float. This section was fairly busy with multiple groups of floaters. However, we did find a nice shaded gravel bar for a wonderful lunch. In addition, there were lots of long, low water level stretches that did not require portage at this level but that might make this section less than ideal at a lower level. |
| Fishing | (none) |
 Species | (none) |
 Gauge | Bradleyville (07054080) |
| Discharge | 511 |
| Height | 3.81 |
| Status | Verified |
| Links | (none) |
| Photos | (none) |
| Route | (none) |
| River Information | Duck Duck Go Search Missouri Canoe and Floater's Association |
 Source | Renee Bartlett |
| Trip ID | 331 |
| Expedition ID | 271 |
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