At the confluence of Deep Creek and North Fork Mohave River you can walk across the almost dry creek bed most of the year without getting the shoes wet. After the spring snow melt or rain upstream water can be higher so a short wading might be necessary, or a short detour over the side of the dam. A cool trail excursion offers to cross through the tunnel under the dike, often involving a short refreshing section wading through thigh-high water at the northern end. The creek through the tunnel itself is barely a trickle most of the year, that disappears into the desert sand at the other end.