Along trail to W. Br. Sacandaga RiverClass IV-V+
2 Miles
Avg Gradient 350 fpm
Jimmy Creek
Jimmy Creek Photo of Jim Janney and Mike Laflair by Jim Janney taken 4/23/06 @ Medium Gauge Information
Jimmy Creek
River DescriptionGauge Info from New York Exposed: The Whitewater State, Vol. 2.Drive up West River Road along the West Branch of the Sacandaga. The first reasonably sized creek you cross is Jimmy Creek, about thirty feet upstream of its confluence. The water level is purely visual, if the section upstream from the bridge looks good, start heading upstream on the faint trail on the river left bank. If it looks low, County Line Creek and Square Falls Gorge (East Sac) are good choices. If it looks high, you could probably kill an hour with a high-water run on the East Sac below Griffin Gorge or head over to Georgia Brook for a stomping high-water run, and come back to Jimmy Creek. Once you start hiking up, pay close attention to location of wood and a few nasty looking rocks about 1/4-1/2 mile up, with the knowledge that you'll get there much faster than you thought and the wood may shift by the time you get back down. About 3/4 of a mile is a large off vertical falls that looked pretty burly and possibly shallow. We put in just below the falls, but it appeared that the trail and gradient continued upstream. In the whole 3/4 of a mile there are just a handful of eddies and no large drops, creating a very aerobic section of whitewater. If you enjoyed, catch your breath and go do it again. Then go check out Dunning Brook, Georgia Brook, or numerous other creeking opportunities within half an hour. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2006-11-19 06:14:15
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Sacandaga River Near Hope [ NY ] |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | Beecher Creek— Airport Rd. to Great Sacandaga Lake | II-V | 216 cfs | low | 10/7 13:45 | |
| NY | County Line Brook— Along trail to E. Br. Sacandaga River | IV-V+ | 216 cfs | low | 10/7 13:45 | |
| NY | Doig Creek— Pumpkin Hollow Road to Sacandaga River | III+(IV) | 216 cfs | low | 10/7 13:45 | |
| NY | Dunning Creek— Gilmantown Rd. to Sacandaga River | IV-V | 216 cfs | low | 10/7 13:45 | |
| NY | Elbow Creek— Gilmantown Rd. to Sacandaga River | V | 216 cfs | low | 10/7 13:45 | |
| NY | Georgia Brook— Along trail to Rte. 8 | IV | 216 cfs | low | 10/7 13:45 | |
| NY | Holmes Lake Outlet— Rte. 125 to West Stony Creek | III-V | 216 cfs | low | 10/7 13:45 | |
| NY | Jimmy Creek— Along trail to W. Br. Sacandaga River | IV-V+ | 216 cfs | low | 10/7 13:45 | |
| NY | Sacandaga— 2. East Branch to Hope | II | 216 cfs | 10/7 13:45 | ||
| NY | Sacandaga, E. Branch — Diamond Brook to Route 8 | IV | 216 cfs | low | 10/7 13:45 | |
| NY | Sacandaga, E. Branch— Moose Mountain to Route 30 | III+(V) | 1.74 ft | low | 10/7 13:45 | |
| NY | Sacandaga, W. Branch— Arietta/Piseco to Whitehouse | IV-V+ | 216 cfs | low | 10/7 13:45 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 195 |
| USGS Station: | 01321000 |
| HUC: | 02020002 |
| Latitude: | 43.3528 |
| Longitude: | -74.2708 |
| Class: | -1 |
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