a) Richmond (5.8 miles)Class I(IV)
5.8 Miles
Avg Gradient 17 fpm
Max Gradient 20 fpm
Gauge Information
Whitewater, E.Fk.
a) Richmond (5.8 miles) I(IV)
River DescriptionFair gradient should make for a pleasant swiftwater float.Check out Thistlewaite Falls (not a natural falls, but one created by the damming of the river, causing it (at overflow) to pour across a picturesque scalloped-rock falls. There is also a weir/dam in this area, which could provide play or danger (depending upon access and water levels). StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2006-04-14 11:57:10
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EF Whitewater R. at Abington [ IN ] |
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 | |
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| IN | Whitewater, E.Fk.— a) Richmond (5.8 miles) | I(IV) | 9 cfs | 10/14 7:45 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 1532 |
| USGS Station: | 03275600 |
| HUC: | 05080003 |
| Latitude: | 39.7325 |
| Longitude: | -84.9597 |
| Class: | 2 |
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2008-09-12 12:41:09 (31 days ago)
kayak 101, DON'T FUCK WITH LOW HEAD DAMS. Every year several people drown in low head dams. The hole is terminal, often the sides of the dam are concreted extending down stream so that no eddy exists on either side. When eddy's do exist they feed the hole with terrible force and speed. Two years ago (I think it was 2006) a firefighter - water rescue guy, almost drown on the Great Miami while practicing a rescue from a low head dam. The only reason he didn't drown was the water rescue team was already there and in the water, (one of the rescue boats got too close to the boil line and got drug into the dam and flipped). Please portage and avoid low head dams. I have been a raft guide for ten years in Tennessee, North Carolina and West Virgina, hard boater almost all my life and I don't even like any concrete in the water anywhere, it always spooks me. Sorry this was so long............ Edit
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