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Ausable, W. Branch, NY

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The Flume

Class V+
0.25 Miles
Avg Gradient 260 fpm
Max Gradient 260 fpm

Gauge Information

Ausable, W. Branch
The Flume V+
2.22
5/17 2:15
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River Description

Guidebook: Adirondack Canoe Waters, North Flow, by Paul Jamieson and Don Morris, published by Adirondack Mountain Club.
Bobby "ZoneDogg" Miller shared on 2005-07-01:
Joe Stumpfel and I ran this section at on Sunday, June 26 at about 500 cfs on the Au Sable gauge. It was a good flow for the gorge but the Flume itself was too low. The left (where most of the water goes) drops into a horrible pothole. The right (a 25-30 foot drop through a narrow notch) would have been runnable with a little more water. We did a 20+ foot seal launch on the cliff on the right. The drop above the Flume (a narrowly constricted 15-foot double drop) was still pretty heavy at this low flow and would probably be real beefy with more water. Demon Falls (just downstream of the Flume) was a fun 8-10 foot drop. Overall, this is a pretty cool park-n-huck that would be great to combine with the White Face section--probably would be pretty good at 1000 cfs on the Au Sable gauge.
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Last Updated: 2006-09-30 11:06:50