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Clear Fork Trinity RiverArt Cowsen Trailhead to Bryant Irvin Road
Fort Worth Clear Fork day run below Benbrook Dam from Art Cowsen Trailhead to Bryant Irvin Road. TRPA names the 4.8-mile route, publishes access map links and conservative Clear Fork flow bands, and ties the route family to the product-supported Benbrook USGS gauge.
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Trip details
Access rules, camping and seasonal notes.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Art Cowsen Trailhead and finish at Bryant Irvin Road for TRPA's 4.8-mile Clear Fork Trinity run below Benbrook Dam. Use USGS 08047000 with TRPA's 100 cfs floor, 150-250 cfs ideal band, and 2,000 cfs high-water caution, and skip the trip when wood, runoff, or low-water dragging makes the line uncertain.
Access map
Put-in
Art Cowsen TrailheadTRPA Google map coordinates are public access anchors; follow current signs, paths, and landing conditions rather than projecting a mid-channel water-entry point.
Take-out
Bryant Irvin Road accessUSGS 08047000 is upstream near Benbrook Dam and product-live for this Clear Fork reach, but same-day visual scouting still matters for wood, banks, and usable water at the launch.
Road shuttle
Stage Bryant Irvin Road first, then drive back to Art Cowsen Trailhead. This is the upstream Clear Fork leg below Benbrook Dam; do not continue downstream without a separate Bryant-Irvin-to-Rogers or Rogers-to-Trinity plan.
Additional access notes
- USGS 08047000 returned 16.6 cfs during implementation, well below TRPA's 100 cfs Clear Fork floor; expect shallow, slow, or scrape-prone conditions at similar readings.
- Use named public access only. Do not substitute private banks, golf-course edges, road shoulders, or unmanaged crossings for the planned take-out.
More route and safety guidance
- Treat flows below 100 cfs as shallow and scrape-prone, and cancel when the Benbrook gauge is rising quickly or near TRPA's 2,000 cfs maximum caution.
- This is an urban river corridor through Fort Worth park and private-bank context. Use the named public access anchors only, and skip after medium or heavy rain when water quality is suspect.
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Clear Fk Trinity Rv nr Benbrook, TX. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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| Preferred range | 150 cfs to 250 cfs |
| Low threshold | 100 cfs |
| High threshold | 2,000 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | Texas Rivers Protection Association Clear Fork Trinity River guidance |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Official route shapeArt Cowsen Trailhead to Bryant Irvin Rd, about 4.8 mi
TRPA lists Art Cowsen Trailhead to Bryant Irvin Road as the first Clear Fork featured run and publishes the route family distance and access map links.
- Public access coordinates32.6643568, -97.4476423 to 32.7045112, -97.4115092
TRPA's Art Cowsen and Bryant Irvin Google map links resolve to these public access-anchor coordinates; they are recorded as arrival-point anchors, not surveyed mid-channel water-entry points.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-08-11USGS 08047000 at 16.6 cfs / 3.37 ft
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- Threshold posture100 cfs minimum; 150-250 cfs ideal; 2,000 cfs maximum caution
TRPA's Clear Fork Trinity page lists the route family, Class I-I+ character, year-round season, 100 cfs minimum, 150-250 cfs ideal range, 2,000 cfs maximum, and USGS near Benbrook as the current-condition source.
- Safety contextWooded below-dam reach with log-jam and urban-water caveats
TRPA says the below-Benbrook Clear Fork can be lovely on this run when low water, log jams, and fallen trees are not a problem, and warns that Fort Worth rivers are most suspect after medium to heavy rains.
- CampingNo route camping
Fort Worth publishes city park hours of 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. unless posted otherwise, and no reviewed Trinity Coalition, TRPA, Trinity Trails, or Fort Worth source supports overnight route camping on this urban leg.
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