Running over a bottom of sandy mud, the Salt is dotted with dozens of small islands. Deadfalls and logjams are numerous and constitute the primary hazards to paddlers. Frequent small rapids, ledges, and waves enliven the paddling but should pose no problems. Current is usually swift, particularly in the winter and spring.
Plum Creek is a tributary of the Salt River which is only runnable after heavy rains.
It is unique among high-water streams in that there are practically no deadfalls and the channel is almost uniformly unobstructed. Also, the geology of the riverbed limits lateral erosion and keeps the stream nearly within the confines of its banks even at very high levels. Floyds Fork rolls alternately beneath steep hills and ridges, and fields and pasture land. The current is swift and the stream is punctuated with small ledges, shoals, and rapids as well as with many brush islands. Dangers to navigation include numerous deadfalls and logjams.