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Canaseraga Cr Above Dansville [ NY ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 3/12 13:17

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State	River Name/Section	Class	Level	Rel. Level	Updated
NY	Canaseraga Creek— Canaseraga to Dansville	IV-V	ft		3/12 13:17

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	2015
USGS Station:	04224775
HUC:	04130002
Latitude:	42.5356
Longitude:	-77.7044
Class:	-1

THE PUTIN
The putin is located on river left upstream from the Perry Road bridge, approximately 1-1/2 miles northeast of the town of Canaseraga.

FIRST FALLS (Class III, Mile 0.1)
4 feet high

The key to running the first drop is "stay far left." You may scout this falls from the road above the river right bank. The first waterfall drop is a river-wide ledge drop with a powerful recirculation. Boof on far river left into the eddy. This eddy is a good place to collect the group for the next drop, a powerful class IV/V.

SECOND FALLS (Class IV+, Mile 0.2)
24 feet high

The second fall is actually a series of three 4-foot drops leading into a 13-foot high river-wide vertical drop onto a solid, flat rock slab in very shallow water. Run these drops on far river left, and take the final jarring drop close to the river left bank. Scout from the river right bank.

THIRD FALLS (Class III, Mile 0.4)
6 feet high

The third waterfall drop is located approximately 200 yards beyond the second drop. It is a steep slide into a deep pool. Avoid the recirculation on far river left. You may scout this drop from the river right bank.

FOURTH FALLS (Class 5.0, Mile 0.9)
35 feet high

This waterfall, also known as the Mill Falls, is a series of stair-step ledge drops and waterfalls adjacent to an old, three story mill that is located about one-half mile downstream from Third Falls.

Scout and/or portage around the Mill Falls on river right. At low water (below stage 1.6 feet) you can portage across easy ledges below the mill. At high water (above stage 1.6 feet), you may need to portage around the top of the mill and then across steep tree-covered ledges just downstream from the mill. Ropes may be required, depending upon your comfort level with hauling a boat across steep terrain.

This stair-step cascade is the most difficult drop on Canaseraga Creek. Run far left all the way down. Alternately, portage on river right immediately in front of the mill.

FIFTH FALLS (Class III, Mile 1.0)
10 feet high

The fifth waterfall drop begins 100 feet downstream from the fourth drop. It is a diagonal, 10-foot high ledge that slopes steeply into a deep pool. Beware of the severe danger of running this waterfall on far river right. Two boulders form a hideous sieve at the bottom of the drop on far river right, a trap nicknamed The Room of Doom.

SIXTH FALLS (Class III, Mile 1.2)
10 feet high

The sixth drop begins about a half-mile downstream from Mill Falls. It is a double drop consisting of 2 ledges. The second drop forms a river-wide recirculation. Run far right over a slide.

SEVENTH FALLS (Class IV+, Mile 1.3)
10 feet high

The seventh drop is a vertical waterfall drop onto a solid, flat rock slab in very shallow water. Boof on far river left with some speed.

EIGHTH FALLS (Class IV+, Mile 1.4)
11 feet high

The eighth drop is an 10-foot high vertical waterfall with a drop onto solid, flat rock slabs in very shallow water. Boof far left.

NINTH FALLS (Class III, Mile 1.4)
8 feet high

The ninth drop is an 8-foot high slide over broken ledges into a pool.

THE CANYON (Class III, Mile 1.5)
After the nine waterfalls, the creek drops another 220 feet over the remaining 4.2 miles to the first Poags Hole bridge.

STRAINERS (Class III, Mile 1.6)
After the nine waterfalls, be watchful for the dozens of strainers in this remote canyon. Two paddlers drowned in strainers on Canaseraga Creek in 1999.

TAKEOUT (Class III, Mile 5.7)
There are several takeout options in, and south of, Dansville. When traveling south on Poags Hole Road from Dansville, you'll cross Canaseraga Creek 3 times. Set up a shuttle at the bridge of your choice.

First Poags Hole Bridge, at 5.7 miles.

Second Poags Hole Bridge, at 6.7 miles.

Third Poags Hole Bridge, at 7.2 miles.

Dansville, at 7.5 miles.