What is "Creeking"?

Steve Cramer wrote:
> Usually, yes, and *really* steep gradient. Think 100+ feet/mile.
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> Steve
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> (PeteCresswell) wrote:
>> I see the definition of "Creek Boat" at
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>> http://paddling.about.com/od/kayakingterms/g/creekboats.htm
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>> but I'm still trying to figure out what makes creek kayaking
>> different from whitewater kayaking.
>>
>> Really, *really* shallow water?

From the videos that I've seen, the gradient (ft/mile) exceeds the flow
(cfs), and the sliding friction of plastic on rocks is as important as
boat buoyancy.
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In a previous article, BobCP <ctcboater RemoveThis @sbcglobal.net> said:
> From the videos that I've seen, the gradient (ft/mile) exceeds the flow
>(cfs), and the sliding friction of plastic on rocks is as important as
>boat buoyancy.

Sounds like a movie I saw years ago at the Bill Mason Film Festival called
"Hairboating".

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