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 |
Jean Towns on Croydon Brook
Jean Towns on Croydon BrookPhoto of Jean Towns by Mark Lacroix taken 7/15/06 @ 3.6 (Claremont gage)
Gauge Information
| Name |
Range |
Difficulty |
Updated |
Level |
|
SUGAR RIVER AT WEST CLAREMONT, NH
|
|
usgs-01152500 |
3.00 - 6.50 ft
|
II-III |
02h59m |
3.15
ft
(rc= 0.0 ) |
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.
StreamTeam Status: Verified
Last Updated: 2006-07-22 21:04:29
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User Comments
Brook, Skip and I paddled Croyden Brook. There is a new, very nasty strainer just at the top of the
big drop. It goes almost entirely across the channel although if you paddle hard right, you can
squeeze by on the right side. Most of the tree, including many branches sticking down into the
river obstructs the channel and there is another, smaller strainer, lodged along the bottom of the
channel if you manage to avoid the big one. I pinned hard on this- many thanks to Skip for all his
help- but the two of us were able to get ourselves and our boats over the tree and start again. The
tree is not visible from the last possible eddy above the drop and will definately be problematic.
Croyden Bill has very nicely offered to work on getting the tree out but in the meantime, use great
caution. The second strainer, in the drop, is not a problem if you are upright but would certainly
snag an upside-down boater or swimmer. Thanks again to the group who headed out today, it was lots
of fun being on the river again and we had a good day (well, maybe that should read "most of
us...") -Pauline