Croyden Brook,

Newport (North Branch of the Sugar)

Usual Difficulty	II-III (may vary with level)
Length	1.5 Miles
Avg. Gradient	48 fpm
Max Gradient	55 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
SUGAR RIVER AT WEST CLAREMONT, NH
usgs-01152500	3.00 - 6.50 ft	II-III	02h59m	3.7 ft (rc= 0.2 )
	Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

River Description

Thanks to Allan Berggren for the following description
The whitewater section of the Croyden Brook is 3 mi. north of Newport on hwy 10. We leave a shuttle where the brook crosses under the highway, and drive upstream 1.5 mi. to the put-in, where the brook arches close to the road.
Narrow, secluded, creek-like, with giant mossy rock eddies. A narrow passage around a 100-ft island on the right is runnable except at low levels.
The Final Four is behind the second s-turn, with a brisk left-to-right flow, with a sneak route far left at higher levels. The main 4-5 foot drop is behind an initial ledge wave, and is followed by a series of 1-ft. ledge drops continuing for the next 75 yds beneath the highway bridge. Take-out is on the left. Parking is possible immediately south of the bridge on the west side, but the adjacent road is private. Usual put-in is at a discontinued iron bridge 1.7 miles upstream, but common access is at a pull-out at 1.5 miles, where the stream pulls quite close to hwy 10 with a sandy bank.