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Lamington, NJ
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Chester to Pottersville (Black River)
Class III-IV
5.8 Miles
Avg Gradient 71 fpm
Max Gradient 100 fpm
There are drops too
There are drops tooPhoto of Brad Atkins by Stephen Strange taken May 96 @ 2.6'
Gauge Information
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160 cfs |
Max Sug. Level: |
400 cfs |
River Description
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The Black River
the Lamington from Chester to Pottersville
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This section of the Lamington River is known as the Black River. I'm not just making this up, you will see the name used in businesses in the area and on signs in Hacklebarney St. Pk. It is a very pretty run. It is also very small and creeky and can be a long day if you do the whole thing from Coopers Mill to Pottersville.
Generally it's a III, but with a little bit of extra water some of the tighter drops could easily be called a solid IV. This creek also picks up a lot of wood at times which can add to the difficulty.
The run has two small gorges. The first is upstream of Hacklebarney, the second is just above Pottersville and is very narrow (it starts at a small summer home on river right). The second has only two rapids, but the first is quite tight and would be a solid IV with 3' on the gauge.
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The onsite gauge is the staff gauge of the USGS gauging station (on Black River Rd.). It is on river right, at the crest of the gauging station weir. You may have to bush wack through about 5' of brush to get a look at it.
It should be at 2.4'
See above for more indications of runnability. |
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Put-in-
There are three put-in options: If you want to run the whole thing, put in either at the Cooper Grist Mill on Rt. 24, or at the fishing access to the pond on State Park Rd.(as shown on the map). If you only want to run the second half, you can put in where Hacklebarney Rd. crosses the river.
The first half is more bang for your buck if you don't have a whole day.
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you can scout in Hacklebarney St. Pk. and the rangers have told me that you can paddle through with no problems, but don't try to put-in inside of Hacklebarney!
There is a lot of private land around here and lots of fisherman in the spring (especially the first few weeks in April) So, as is generally the rule, try to access where the road is very close to the creek (a few feet) or where a bridge crosses.
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Take out- You can take out where Hacklebarney Rd. crosses the river (to just do the top section) or at the gauging station on Black River Rd., or all the way at the end at the Pottersville Deli
Click on the small map to see the larger, more detailed map.
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First Descent Alert!! As far as I know, Trout Brook and Rinehart Br. haven't been run!
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StreamTeam Status: verified
Last Updated: 2006-11-14 18:22:19
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