Was on the River Tuesday 7-28-09.... three rec. boaters opted to run the rapids above the strainers
twice...on the second run one of them capsized and ended up in the strainer. Luckily they were
kicked off to the side. These strainers are decieving. When in doubt portage!

As of Last Week (July 9, 09) The Strainers in the area known as Denny's Run just south of the Blue
Rock Bridge are their, however they are easily passable on the River Right. Edit

After the FD had to rescue some foolish tubers and canoeists last week at 3020cfs, My family went
down and found "Denny's Run" to be nearly impassable with three strainers across it. We portaged on
the island I as one of the FD guys recommend the same until Mother Nature gives us back our rapid Edit

The strainers have shifted further downstream. It's not as bad as it was before, but still warrants
a bit of scouting before running the wave train below Blue Rock Bridge. Edit

Map to the put in point is wrong. if you went to that point, you'd have about a 10 mile paddle Edit

Hats off to Eric and DanO of the CincyPaddlers who took a chainsaw to the log and the Burwinkles
(Burwinkle Corn) who provided a tractor to drag the top of the tree out of the wave train. The
dangerous strainer is gone and the wave train below Blue Rock Bridge (aka Denny's Run) is free of
obstructions from beginning to end. WOOHOO! Edit

My husband and I ran this section of the river numerous times in the summer of 2007 at levels of
1500 to 3000+ cfm. For novice boaters, the wave trains after Blue Rock bridge got our hearts
pumping. There is an island seperating the flow and we used it to walk our boats back to ride the
waves several times. However, I wouldn't say that the average Little Miami or Whitewater boaters
would be comfortable running the 3-4 foot waves, but they can easily be avoided. Maybe I haven't
been there at the right levels, but Death Hole, if I am thinking of the right spot, has only been a
small depression downstrean of a large rock. As a side note, after I swam the entire length of
Entrance Rapids on the Yough, the waves here on GM actually unnerved me slightly... Edit

The "Death Hole" can be a park and walk and play. Just park at the Dravo parking lot and walk up
stream to the end of the soccer fields. There will be a path at the end of the fence. Walk down the
path and you will see the hole. Somewhere between 4500 cfs and 7000 there is an ok hole that forms.
at 5600 it's pretty much a front surfing green wave, but it is likely that at the right level a
haystack will form making it much better.

Little or no technical expertise required. One or two tight turns, at least one with a strainer. Be
alert, however, for strong cross-currents at confluences of divided current. These can tend to be
grabby at higher water levels.

Undecked canoes will likely take on significant water at higher levels if they choose to run the
taller haystacks. Easier routes are almost always available, however.

The safest routes under Blue Rock Bridge to avoid the strainers on the bridge abutments are either
all the way river right or river left. River right is the easiest, but misses the play spot under
the bridge on river left. This play spot washes out above 3000 cfs or so.

Eggleston Park is another put-in that is perhaps a quarter mile shorter. The first rapid after that
put-in has a great set of ferry waves that run most of the width of the river. You can leave a
bicycle at Dravo Park and ride back to your car easily. Some decent waves and generally continuous
rapids until the takeout river left at the old bridge abutments. A fun run for the whole family
with relatively big water in comparison to the Little Miami or Whitewater rivers.