Rubble Dam on Beech Fork a Hazard

From The Kentucky Standard

The Bardstown-Nelson County Fire Rescue Squad was called to the Beech Fork River bridge on New Haven Road Friday about 8:40 p.m. Friday to assist a man and woman whose boat had overturned.

The water was high and swift. The accident happened on the “Rubble Dam” rapids upstream from the bridge.

The woman was wearing a life vest; the man was not. Both made it to shore safely.

Cartwright Creek Play Wave

Joshua Seabolt has a discovered a local play wave runnable after heavy rains like the area had this morning (.5"). The wave is created by a low water bridge on Grundy Home Road in Fredericktown, Kentucky. This is the same road that leads to the famous "Donkey Tree". It runs over Cartwright Creek before it reaches the Beech Fork. For a street view of the spot follow this link. The pictures below are from Monday of this week. Today it was reported to be, "much bigger than on Monday."

Plum Creek

The Plum hit six feet today. Spalding Hurst and Joshua Seabolt got there when it was at four feet. It was a great local run with lots of surf. 25 minutes to the put in and all of the waves you want. Four and a half inches of rain hit the area today in a monster storm that knocked out power in parts of Louisville.

View Bardstown Boaters Whitewater Map in a larger map

Ocoee Weekend

From Spalding Hurst:

I was at the Ocoee this weekend. Many Vikings were there and that is who I paddled with. I ran the upper twice and the lower twice. It was a great weekend on the water, fun as always. I drove home through Nashville, this wasn't any faster, but the scenery was different at least. I din't take any pictures so here is a video from the Ocoee another time. Enjoy: