Conditions:South Fork Mineral Creek (Lower)-20200818025127

Latest:	16 Aug 2020 (5 yrs ago)

Reported by:	Freshseeker (9 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Low
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:

Team: 2 people

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Comments: Pretty low at 35 cfs. Still super fun. No anchors on rap 1,4,5. Wet webbing knot block on rap 2. Some pools were not deep enough to jump into safely. The jump after rap 1 was plenty deep though.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
31 Aug 2025	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Normal	2 hours	3 people	Nclegg (438 reports)
Comment: 2h for the lower section, 3h total for middle + lower. Enjoyed this section a bit more then middle. A handful of hikes exploring some of the falls as well as folks fishing in the creek for gold. Easy to avoid the more hazardous features at this level (30 cfs).
9 Aug 2025	Great	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	2 hours	7 people Intermediate to Expert	Mountainmansam (21 reports)
Comment: After the Middle section, we hiked back to our cars and drove down to the Lower section in our wetsuits. The Lower section was beautiful, just like the Middle, and we had fun descending the creek. We loved the jumps and rappels in the canyon. We rappelled down the canyon from the X-rated hydraulic. One of our team members drove in it after rappelling and said the waterfall pushed him down four or five feet and then pushed him towards the back wall. He said it pushed him back and downward, and it was challenging to swim through the highly aerated water. After completing the Lower section we hiked out and walked the road 10-15 minutes back to our cars. We found the existing anchors in good condition and had no issues.
25 Sep 2020	Good	Moderate High	Thin wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	4 people Beginner to Expert	Xenonrocket (106 reports)
Comment: Gauge at 26cfs. Bypassed all the flowy bits due to group experience level
16 Aug 2020	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal		2 people	Freshseeker (9 reports)
Comment: Pretty low at 35 cfs. Still super fun. No anchors on rap 1,4,5. Wet webbing knot block on rap 2. Some pools were not deep enough to jump into safely. The jump after rap 1 was plenty deep though.
18 Aug 2018	Amazing	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Special challenges	3 hours	2 people Advanced	Austinfarnworth (8 reports)
Comment: We did the canyon twice in two days, enjoying the rare low water conditions. We found that the lower canyon is more tame than the middle, and more beautiful, with options to rappel around the hydraulic challenges instead of being forced to face them directly. We found that you can exit the canyon at almost any point, making it not very committing. Because of this, we took beginners through the lower canyon the next day and they did just fine. The jump over the waterfall on R3 is worth doing, especially in low water conditions.