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Trips and Runs
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Devil’s
Breakfast Table (DBT)
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This
is one of the Southeast’s finest trips. This is the premier
canyon in the Obed. The trip begins at DBT on Daddy’s Creek
with two miles of small but technical rapids. It then
graduates to the Obed with canyon scenery and whitewater with
vertical cliffs up to 400 ft and whitewater to Class IV.| The Run | Where |
| Put in at DBT on Daddy’s Creek | 0.0 |
| Daddy’s Creek at 32 ft/mi | 0.0 to 2.2 |
| Obed Junction alternate put-in | |
| Deep scenic canyon 27 ft/mi | 2.2 to 6.4 |
| Moderate II-III rock gardens 20 ft/mi | 2.2 to 5.0 |
| Obed’s finest mile in the canyon 40 ft/mi | 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Ninety Right – Ninety Left (III-) | 5.0 |
| OmyGod! (III+) | 5.3 |
| Rockgarden (IV) | 5.7 |
| Submarine Falls (II+) | 6.0 |
| Clear Creek confluence (good view from the top..hike it) | 6.4 |
| Canoe Hole (alternate put-in) | 7.0 |
| Keep Right (III) | 8.7 |
| Widow Maker (III) | 9.0 |
| Emory River Confluence | 11.0 |
| Nemo Bridge (Takeout) | 12.0 |
Suggested Flow
| Low | Medium | Advanced | Gauge |
| 1,200 cfs | 2,500 cfs | 3,500+ cfs | Emory at Oakdale |
Notes: If using alternate
put in at Obed Junction, low is 700 cfs.
If
using Canoe Hole alternate put-in, low is 300 cfs
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