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Miles And Mussels #5. Brazos River

When:

Saturday, August 04, 2018, 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM

Where:

Meet at the FM 159 bridge
Hempstead, TX

Event Contact(s):

Bruce Bodson

281-438-7398 (p)

Category:

Trips

Registration is required

Capacity:

HCC Member

No Fee

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This is a 14.1 mile paddle on the Brazos River. This section contains some good flows but at normal levels, no rapids. There may be a few obstructions here, associated with an old bridge and a couple of rock shelves. Usually excellent fossil hunting on the bars and rock exposures, and a number of freshwater mussel species. The current is pretty good, and there are quite a number of interesting sand bars to stop on.

Skill Level: Novice. Generally flat water, and for one of these paddles, not overly long. Could be some more interesting things exposed at really low flows though.

Map of launch site:
Miles and Mussels #5 Launch site map