HOW MANY RIVERS YOU'VE PADDLED?

[Richard]

Does Arkansas in Arkansas and Arkansas in Colorado count as one or two?

[Louiscov]

Good question, Richard.

I count each river only once since that's how I started, and that suits my interests. Others may count differently. Since I've done Ouachita in Louisiana and Arkansas, I still count that as one. Others may like to count it differently. Same for sections of rivers. I count Little Missouri as one, even though I've paddled Albert Pike - Hwy 84; 84 - Greeson; Narrows to Murfreesboro. I do plan to make a sub-list of "recognized sections" paddled. That'd acknowledge your question, and be interesting to see.

I do count "forks" that are recognized separately on maps by cartographers. Illinois Bayou from Bayou Bluff down would be one, north fork a second, middle fork a third. Or Little Buffalo one, EFLB another (of course that's one I'll never do unless they dump my ashes in it and they float down it)!! That would bring up a question on "Hailstone." Is that on a map in that name? I'd probably make an exception for that if not.

All this has got me expanding my list of "possibles" and will get me on many more rivers. Thanks everyone.

[DanMo]

In Missouri
Current, Jacks Fork, North fork of white, Bryant creek, James, Finley, Gasconade, Osage fork of Gasconade, Eleven point, Bull, Swan, Beaver, Cane creek, Woods fork, South fork Camp creek, Grand Glaize, Meremac, Bear creek, Flat Creek, Roaring River, Big sugar, Spring river, Big Piney,Sac river,Pomme de Terre, Niangua, White river below table rock,

In Arkansas
Buffalo, Upper War eagle, Little Buffalo, Lower richland, Mullberry, Falling water, Long creek, Bear creek near Omaha

This was a fun excercise to get me to remember many trips long past. It also made me realize how I will probably never get to run all the rivers on my to do list unless I somehow become wealthy and don't have to work anymore. Nevertheless I think I have done pretty good.

[Fish]

372

[rickyrod]

Tim's the only one among you to paddle in Oklahoma, or ownup to it. SAD, realy SAD :twisted:

[Heath]

Ar
north of 40, richland upper and lower,EFLB, Sandy springs, Barberry,LBEFLB,falling water,bobtail,Boss hollow, big devils, long devils falls,Dry creek(if boat assistid hikeing counts:),snow creek, 2 of the forks of the illinois byuo

south of 40, Norrel, west cedar, bismark falls, campcreek falls,bard springs falls, crooked upper and lower, little mo upper and lower+falls,saline upper and lower, Harris,baker upper and lower, all of the tot above and below the lake, rockport, oquchita, red river.

forgot Buff and the berry.

OK
LMF, upper MF, glover, west fork glover,rock creek, tulsa wave, oulagagh spillway,Pine creek, crumb creek, clear creek, and boktukalo.

Al
little river canyon top to bottom.
GA
Sec 4 Chattooga, tallulah
NC
big laurel, nollichuckie,french broad, Big creek, Nantahala, couple drps on cullisaja, cheoa
Tn
Rockisland hole, spring creek, Ocoee upper and lower, Tellico, bald falls, citico creek.
WV
Gauley.

NM
rio santa cruz, Rio embudo

Co
ARk river, royal gorge, browns, salida hole,fractions/frog rock,numbers,Bv town run.Peublo playpark. Clear Creek
Upper animas, animas town run, Taylor, upper east, slate, OBJ, and the Roaring fork.

Ca
multiple sections of the Kern, brush creek, clover creek, north fork american Giant gap, chamberlin falls, southfork american kyburz,

MO
Saint Francis
thats it for now. probly missed a couple.

[L.A.paddler]

Good point Ricky on the Oklahoma paddling. I have been wanting to put up a post for about a week now and just have not had the time. Who has paddled the most rivers/creeks in Oklahoma. I have come up with 23 to this point. I may come up with one or two more if I think hard. I have come up with 63 total, but again could possibly be a few more out there that I am forgetting. New post on the Oklahoma runs coming soon!

Terry DeMoe

[Lazer]

Lost count, but here's what I can remember.

[Louiscov]

Good Lord, Lazer!! What an incredibly impressive list!!!

Heath, Danmo, everybody: thanks for replying. This is really fun to read. I am totally amazed at what everybody has done.

[L.A.paddler]

Okay here is my list.

Oklahoma:

Little rv/ home run,
Little rv, SE ok,
Mtn Fork/ upper and lower,
Eagle fk/ upper, lower,
Big cr,
Jimmy cr,
Medicine cr,
Whashita rv,
Rock cr,
Honobia cr,
Blue rv,
Kiamichi rv,
Illinois rv,
Canidian rv,
Pine cr,
Buck cr,
Crumb cr,
Clear cr,
Honey cr,
Pennington cr,
Black fk cr,
7 sisters cr,
Wilson cr,
Oolagah spillway,

Arkansas,

Cossatot rv,
Mulberry rv,
Little Mulberry,
Indian cr,
Big Piney cr,
West Cedar cr,
Cedar cr,
Clear cr,
Lee Cr,
Little mill cr,
Gutter rock cr,
Little Missouri rv,
Falling water cr,
Buffalo/Hailstone rv,
Ouachita rv,
Sugar cr,
Fall cr,
EFLB rv,
Richland cr,

Colorado,

Arkansas rv,
Cache la Puodre rv,
Rio Grande rv
Taylor rv,
Gunnison Gorge rv,
Animas town run,
San Juan rv,
Lake fork of Gunnison rv,

Wyoming,

Snake rv,
Greys rv,
Granite Cr,

Tennesee,

Big South Fork rv,
clear cr, Obed rv
Tellico.

Mew Mexico,

Rio grande

California,

Smith rv,

Texas,

Guadealupe rv,
Medina rv,
San Marcos rv,

North Carolina,


Nantahala

[panicman]

Well I typed out all the names and my screen locked up so without typing them all again my total was 48ish

states paddled in: Arkansas,Colorado,Missouri,North Carolina,Tenn, Georgia,West Virginia and Costa Rica. Oh yeah Oklahoma.

[Randy Dodson]

Dale, I think the first time i met you was on the Mulberry. Might wanna include that one too.

one or more sections of the following:

AR
Big Piney, Mulberry, Buffalo, Cadron, Archey, South Fork LR, Richland, Strawberry, Spring, Little Red, Big Creek, another Big Creek, Salado, Pine Mt. Creek, Illinois Bayou, Middle fork IB, Ouachita, Cossatot, Saline below Dierks, Little MO below Greeson Dam.

CO
Arkansas, Rio Grande, North fork Henson Creek.

MO
St. Francis, Current, Jacks Fork, Eleven Point

NC
Nanny, Tuckaseegee

TX
Guadalupe, Paluxy

OK
Illinois

Small list of 32 rivers and some of these include several different sections. Got about 30 more harder creeks I'd like to get in the next 2 or 3 years.

[knu2xs]

Quit counting years ago. I kind of prefer looking at the number of days on the water. Over the last couple of years, this has hovered around the 300 mark.

[Renee H]

LA (2) - Red River, Kisatchie Bayou
OK (1) - Lower Mountain Fork
TX (2) - Guadalupe, Paluxy
AR - (28) Cossatot, Baker Creek, Brushy Creek, Little Missouri, Lower Little Missouri (from Narrows Dam), Lower Crooked Creek, Norrell Spillway, Bull Bayou, Ouachita River (Dragover), Ouachita River (Remmel Dam to Rockport), Mulberry, Big Piney, Hurricane Creek (Piney watershed), Illinois Bayou, Nogo Run on Illinois Bayou, Snow Creek, Indian Creek, Hailstone, Buffalo River, Richland Creek (Upper and Lower), Cadron Creek, South Fork of the Little Red River, Caddo River, DeRoche Creek, Falling Water Creek, Spring River, Saline River (Dierks Dam to Hwy 70), Hill Creek ?? (one of Mike Coogan's finds)
MO (2) - Saint Francis, Castor Creek
TN (5) - Ocoee River, Nolichucky River, Big South Fork of the Cumberland, Tellico, Clear Creek (Obed)
KY (1) - Cumberland River
NC (2) - Nantahala, Cheoah
GA (2) - Chattooga, Chattahoochee
PA (1) - Lower Yough
WV (2) - New River Gorge, Middle Gauley
ID (1) - Middle Fork of the Salmon River
CO (5) - Arkansas River (Numbers, Browns Canyon, Frog/Fractions, Salida Playpark, Royal Gorge, Pinnacle to Parkdale, Pueblo Playpark), Taylor Canyon, Golden Playpark (Clear Creek watershed), Clear Creek (Dumont run), North Fork of the South Platte (Foxtun Run)

[Louiscov]

Glad to see Louisiana score some recognition. Thanks Renee. This is so much fun!!

My modest 28 includes 13 in Looziana: Bayou DeLoutre, Corney Bayou, Darbonne Bayou, Saline Bayou ( US Wild and Scenic Stream!!), Black Lake Bayou, Dorcheat, Clarke's Bayou, Bayou Bodcau, Red Chute, Red River, Bayou Pierre, Whiskey Chitto River, Mississippi River. I'll be adding Mississippi's Okatoma, Magees Creek, Strong River, Black Creek in October. My all time best day on any river is probaby the French Broad River in North Carolina, Section 9, Bernard to Hot Springs, NC, (class III IV-). BIIIIIG drops for a class II boater.
Keep those lists coming!