Newport (North Branch of the Sugar)Class II-III
1.5 Miles
Avg Gradient 48 fpm
Max Gradient 55 fpm
Jean Towns on Croydon Brook
Jean Towns on Croydon Brook Photo of Jean Towns by Mark Lacroix taken 7/15/06 @ 3.6 (Claremont gage) Gauge Information
River DescriptionThanks to Allan Berggren for the following descriptionThe 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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SUGAR R AT W CLAREMONT, NH [ NH ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | Sugar— North Newport to Rt 103 | II-III | 1.48 ft | low | 8/21 21:30 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 139 |
| USGS Station: | 01152500 |
| HUC: | 01080104 |
| Latitude: | 43.3875 |
| Longitude: | -72.3625 |
| Class: | 6 |
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2008-08-06 04:24:07 (15 days ago)
Mark Lacroix
Posted by Pauline on 1/14/08
Strainers in Croyden Brook
After abandoning Allen's group on Eastman 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
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