Caesar Creek, |
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| Usual Difficulty | II (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 2.8 Miles |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| Caesar Creek near Wellman OH | ||||
| usgs-03242350 | 6.50 - 10.00 ft | II | 03h12m | 5.83 ft (rc= -0.2 ) |
Gwen English provides (2004-08-30 11:50:19):
To the putin: From Waynesville, take Route 73 east, crossing Route 42. Turn right onto
Clarksville Road, turn right into the "gorge". If you cross over the dam, you've gone too
far.
From the putin to the takeout: Come back up out of the "gorge", turn left onto Clarksville Road,
turn left onto Middletown Road (before you get back to Route 73)and follow it down the hill where
it deadends at Corwin Road. Turn left onto Corwin Road. After crossing Caesar Creek (the bridge
is the takeout), turn left into a park/parking area and park there.
I would call this no more than a low class II, but it is a fun run. The ony thing to watch out
for is possible strainers and low-hanging branches.
Low water runs are possible at a little over 6' on the gauge at which the river is an easy class
2. There is some easy play and quit a few good spots for beginner whitewater boaters to practice
ferries, eddy turns, and such. At higher levels (9'+) many of the features wash out and some
decent sized wave trains appear. At flood levels even the wave trains start to wash out and
thoughts of swimming start to look pretty ugly due to the push of water into the trees.
Be careful of strainers (especially near the take out bridge), the right side is mostly blocked
but the center and left are still open.
Scenery is quite nice through the entire run and the water quality is decent (spills from the
bottom of Caesar Creek lake). You'll see lots of fishermen on low water days so please give them
room, they typically are only on the first and last 1/2 mile or so of the river.
Ron Metzger (5/15/19)
Seven to eight feet on the USGS gauge is a good level; ten is a fast flush with no eddies, and you could probably mountain bike the steambed at five feet.
There are occasional 800-cfs releases out of Caesar Creek Lake.
Click here for the release schedule. (Clicking will open a new browser window.)
Minimum fun level is approx 6.5 feet; I can't say there is a max but the fun level decreases at flood as it all washes out.
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||
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| Caesar Creek near Wellman OH | ||||||||||||
| usgs-03242350 | 6.50 - 10.00 ft | II | 03h12m | 5.83 ft (rc= -0.2 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Caesar Creek [OH] |
wave scale
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n/a | Ron Metzger |
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User Comments
one hour run. Easy in at the gorge and easy out at Corwin. Good rapid action. One wipeout at the
biggest rapid, "Hermit's Eye". Definately worth the time if the dam is is flowing out good. We
tried a while back when the water was low and had to turn back because it was too shallow. No
particular dangers out of the ordinary, just a few strainers and such. We highly recomend this run
if you're looking for a little more action than the Little Miami. Great step up. Lots of fun in a
short run. We're going to try to run it again tomorrow. Edit