only search W.R.W.W.                            Arkansas First Descents Information courtesy of: Click on the logo to find out more beta on this ground breaking site         "Ozark Whitewater"                                Category 1: Beginner Runs               To know more details of these runs click on the link above Big Piney Cr. North Fork Of Blakely Cr. Buffalo R. Cadron Cr. East Fork of the White R. Fishers Ford (Illinois R.) Frog Bayou Hurricane Cr. (Franklin Co.) Illinois Bayou Mulberry R. Ouachita R. At Rockport Roger's Private Idaho White R., West Fork                                   Category 2: Novice Runs                  To know more details of these runs click on the link above Archey Creek                      Paddled since the late 70's Blackburn Cr.                                 The creek was probably first run in the mid 80's, but very few boaters have ever done it Cedar Cr. Clear Cr. DeRoach Cr. Illinois River (Hogeye Run) Jack Cr. Lee Cr. Little Missouri R. Middle Fork of the Little Red R. Rock Cr. Saline R. Saline R., Lower South Fork Little Red R. South Fourche La Fave R.                                                   Lance Jones on Bear Creek                                 Photo by Cowper Chadbourn                         Category 3: Intermediate Runs                            To know more details of these runs click on the link above   Baker Cr. Cossatot R. Fall Cr.                                 This creek was first run by Steve Robertson and crew in open boats in May 1995.  The lower    6 miles were run in Jan. 1993 by Bill and Chanoy Herring.   Falling Water Cr.                     Since the Grumman Days Gutter Rock Cr.                                This creek was first run by Tom Lewis, Cowper Chadbourn, C. Chevalier, Jim McDaniel, Chris Anderson, Nathan Kline and Paul Caldwell in Dec. 1993   Hailstone Cr.                     Need more intel Haw Cr. Hurricane Cr. (Newton & Pope Co.) Jordan Cr.                      First known descent occurred on January, 5 2005 by                    Steve "dog" Robertson, Steve Runnles, Wood Harlan, and Paul.     Greg Churan on Long Branch                             Photo by Lance Jones   Kings R.   Meadow Cr.                             Meadow Creek was first run on January 6, 1998 by Randall Gammill and Nick Hansen of                             Springfield, Missouri   Micro Cr.   Mill Cr.                                 The first known run of Mill creek was in 4/98 by Charlie "No Paddle" Stotts, Steve "Treedini" Robertson, and Bill "Pickled" Herring                     Rock Creek                                 First descent on this creek was on 2/21/97, just beforea run on Little Mill Cr. to the east.  The group was madeup of ten boaters: Steve Robertson, Landon Colwell, AlexWoolworth, Zen Boulden, Richard Haley, Kent Peetz,Josh Webster, Eddie Cross, and a guy named Tim   Salt Fork   Shoal Cr.                       Upper Shoal                                 Date of first descent was 1979, in open boats, 16 ft bluehole OCA's, by Fred Baker (Fort Smith), John Williams(Booneville), Jim Gardner (Van Buren). Spadra Cr. Spirits Cr. Sugar Cr. Upper Upper Shoal Cr.                     Chris Anderson Possum Walk                                         Photo by Lance Jones               Category 4: Advanced Runs                 To know more details of these runs click on the link above   Bobtail Cr.                          This one was first run in Jan, 1994, by Cowper Chadbourn,          Jim McDaniel, and Paul Newton Camp Cr.   Crooked Cr.                                   The first run of Crooked Cr. was by Chris Anderson in January 1995, when all but a couple of drops were run.  Chris returned in January of 1997 and ran all of the drops at that time East Fork of the Little Buffalo R.                                 Squeeze has been a handfull of times with varying success.  The first runs were on the right at very high water by Ryan Johnson (4/22/96), and then on the left crack side (2/21/97) by Mr. Johnson as well Galla Cr.                                 Galla Cr. was first run in April 1992 by Charles Chevaillier and Bob Silkensen and then again in May 1995 after a 4 inch rainby David Wilbanks and Dale Barton of the Russellville area. Graves Cr.                      Lower Graves                                 The lower section (below Take out #1) was probably first run years ago by Kerry Moore, Dale Barton, and/or other locals, and has been used by Kerry as an alternate put-in for rescue work on the Big Piney run.                      Upper Graves                                 The first known run of the upper section was Nov. 5, 1994, by a small army consisting of Paul Caldwell, Cowper Chadbourn, Nathan Kline, Chris Jones, Jim McDaniel, Paul Newton (OC-1), Ted Smethers,and David Wilbanks.     Richland Creek FD Data  March 4, 1978  Terry Keefe  David Thrasher  Paul Means  Robert Booth  John Booth  Basil Hicks  Jack Lassiter  Stewart Noland           Greg Churan on Long Branch              Photo by Lance Jones     Jimmy Cr.                                 Jimmy Cr. was first run on Oct. 23, 2000 by Dave Borrel and Terry DeMoe   Left Hand Prong (N. Fork Illinois Bayou)                             First known descent was November 1, 1996. By Cowper                             Chadbourn, Chris Anderson, Robin Booth, Walter & Gayle                             Felton (OC-2), Lane Gorman, Lance Jones, Nate Kline and                             Robert Orr. Little Mill Cr.                                First run on 2/21/97 by Steve Robertson, Zen Boulden,                Kent Peetz, and Richard Haler Little Mill Cr., West Fork                                 This creek was first run on January 4, 2005 by Steve "Dog" Robertson, Steve Runnles and Sammy Wellborn Little Mulberry Cr.                                 This run was pioneered by Shelby Johnson and Ryan Johnson in Spring of 1994. Middle Fork of Little Mill Cr.     Steve Roberston???                                            Lance Jones on Wolf Bayou                          Photo by Dru Ellis   Osage Cr.   Richland Cr.   Stepp Cr. Run somewhat accidentally on November 29, 2004. Bill "Fish" Herring and Ryan Center hiked in with boats thinking they would drag down the creek at sub-minimal water levels only to be pleasantly surprised.   Tanyard Cr.                                   First run on 6/21/2000 by Jason and Robert Bertschy Thomas Cr.                     First known run of this creek was in March of 1988  by Randy Jackson and his gang   Upper Ellis Br.                                  This small stretch of Ellis Br. was first run in November 1996 by Bill Herring and Randy Childers White Rock Cr.                                 First run on 10/6/98 by Micah Adams, Trey Marley,Rob Pollan, Mike Echols and Steve "Dog" Robertson         Category 5: Expert                     To know more details of these runs click on the link above   Adkins Cr.                                Adkins Cr. was first paddled on June 17, 2000 by Dave "Ghost" Reid, Steve "Dog" Robertson, and Bill "Fish" Herring.    Barberry Creek         October 16, 2006  Lance Jones      Shelby Johnson  Bob Brewer Heath Day      Scott Hanshaw    Bryan Pinnell  Ray Skinner  Jason Mellor  Bobby Bohn  Greg Stacy       Billy Williams     Bear Cr.                                 First known descent was December 12, 1999 by Lance Jones, Cowper Chadbourn, Greg Churan, Shelby Johnson, Mitchell Ford, Graham Henry and Jeff Riley. Beech Cr.                                  The first runs/walks of Beech may have occurred in the early 80's but the first complete run of the creek was probably done by a small group including Jeff Green in the Fall of 1986. Ben Doodle Cr.                                 This tiny creek was first run at very low levels on April, 5 1999 by Steve "Dog" Robertson, Zack Smith, Rob Pollan, Mike Echols, and Bill Herring.                                  Quite a few rapids were not run on the first descent due to the water level, and those that were run were not at full speed - much of the creek was shallow class III+ water at the first descent level.                                  It was attempted again about two years later at a very high level by Mike Echols,  and Rob Pollan, but that time high water made several rapids extremely hazardous.  As a result, there are several rapids in the gorge that have yet to be run. Big Devils Fork Cr.                                 First known descent of this creek was on April 11, 1999 by Cowper Chadbourn, Charles Chevallier, Andy Hicks, Nathan Kline, and Joe Warren (of Galveston), with the exception of Big Devil's Fall (one of the Twin Falls) which was first run by Nathan Kline on April 29, 1995. Boen Gulf Cr.                                 The first known descentwas made on 5/16/2003 by Bill "Fish" Herring, Noah Fraiser, Lance                 "Lazer" Jones, Ray Skinner, Billy Williams, and                  Kyle Bogard.       Ray Skinner on Wolf Bayou          Photo by Scott Hanshaw       Boulder Cr.                                 The first attempt on the creek was made on 11/7/96 by                                 Bill and Chanoy Herring and Kevin Fendley.  A 3/4 mile                                 section of the creek was completed before an injury                                 forced the group to hike out of the gorge.                                  The first successful run of the gorge happened during the memorable                                 "Earth Day Floods" on April 23, 2004, when Zach Williams,                                 Sean Ruggles, and Bill Herring completed the entire trip                                 at an optimal level with around a dozen portages Boss Hollow                                 First known descent was December 17, 1995. By Cowper Chadbourn, Chris Anderson, Chris Jones, Nathan Kline, and Lance Jones. Broadwater Hollow                                 First run in the epic Earth Day Flood on April 24, 2004                                 by Fish aka Bill Herring , Otter, Zach Williams, Sean Ruggles, Amanda                                 Boster, and Trey Marley, this is the premier Park-N-Creek                                  run of the Ozarks.            Mark Cumnock on Bobtail Creek                    Photo by Lance Jones   Dry Creek  April 10, 2008  Lance Jones Chuck Bewley  Ray Skinner  Bryan Pinnell  Wes Martin  Heath Day  Second group of day was  Kyle Bogard  Joe C.  Richard Styron  Jeremy Meyers ?? one more     Falls Br.             First known descent was April 22, 1996. By Cowper             Chadbourn, Chris Anderson, Howard Elliot, Walter Felton             OC-1), Bob Hoffman, Lance Jones, Nate Kline, Robert Orr,             Ted Smethers and Billy Williams. Fern Gulley                                   Fern Gulley was first run on March 19, 2002 by                                   Otter (aka Jason Bertschy), Mike Echols, Rob Polan, Danny Smith,                                    Nick Hobbs, "Crazy" Steve Brandenbura, and Fish (aka Herring) Hart Cr.                                 The creek was first run 2/27/97 by a small determined group of paddlers including Noah Fraiser, Kevin Fendley, and Bill Herring.                                  The level for the first run was quite low, but all rapids were successfully completed (with much scooting and dragging in the first 1/2 mile).                                 A second run at a much higher level was made in January of 1998 by Bill Herring and Noah Fraiser. West Fork Of Horsehead Cr.                                 This run was first explored by Steve "Dog" Robertson, Dave "The Grey Ghost" Reid, and Bill "Fish" Herring on 5/13/1999.     Shelby Johnson on Big Devil's Creek                Photo by Lance Jones       Long Branch (EFLB)                                 First known descent was March 19, 2002 by Lance Jones, Cowper Chadbourn, Greg Churan, Heath Day, Scott Hanshaw, Bryan Hughbanks, Mike Jacobs, Jeremy Kasouf, Nate Kline, Matt May, John McCoy, Jason Mellor, and Ray Skinner. Long Devils Fork Cr.                                     First known run was April 30, 1995, by Cowper Chadbourn, Chris Jones, and Nathan Kline,with the exception of Long Devils Falls (river right side of Twin Falls) which was first run April 11, 1995 by Cowper Chadbourn (followed shortly by all others who were participating in the first run of Big Devils Fork).                                  In early May, 1995, Lance Jones made the first OC-1 run of this stretch of whitewater with some portages).  Dale Barton claimed the first OC-1 run of Long Devils Falls about this same time. Mormon Cr.                                 Mormon Creek was first run February 15, 2001, by Steve "Dog" Robertson and Micah "Nick"Adams   Possum Walk Cr.                                  First known descent was January 22, 1999 by Randall Gammill, Lance Jones, Chris Anderson, Cowper Chadbourn, Bill Herring, Steve Robertson, Zack Smith and Billy Williams.   Rattlesnake Hollow                                 It was run by Bill Herring and Trey Marley in June of 2000.                      Sandy Branch Hollow                                  November 14, 1993.  The first descent party included David Bibbs, Don Calaway, Cowper Chadbourn, Charles Chevaillier, Bill Keathley, Jim McDaniel, Ted Smethers, and Gil Wooten, all in kayaks Shop Cr.                                 Shop Cr. was first run by Randy Jackson and Robert Handford in March 1988. Smith Cr.                                 First run in May, 1995 by Bill and Chanoy Herring and Chris Monroe Sulphur Cr.                                 First known run was April 5, 1997. By Cowper Chadbourn, Lance Jones, Greg Churan and Nathan Kline Whistlepost Cr.                                  First run after a freak summer storm on 6/30/99 by Bill Herring and Steve Robertson