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Center Brook, CT

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Class V
1 Miles
Avg Gradient 200 fpm
Max Gradient 200 fpm

Gauge Information

Center Brook
low
2.99
10/7 21:30

Min Sug. Level:  5.5 ft

River Description

Only one known descent. Length and gradient are estimations. Access at the put in is tenuous. Reportedly, this is a steep, narrow wood-filled rollercoaster ride that empties into the Sandy. The two guys who ran it are good friends of mine. One described the event as terrifying. The other, who happens to be a sponsored paddler and is regularly regarded as one of the best in the Northeast, called it a classic. If you're interested in finding out where you stack up, do your homework, find an appropriate put in, and post a comment here for all to see.
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Last Updated: 2007-03-28 18:57:06

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Slide lead-in to the last biggish drop


Slide lead-in to the last biggish drop  Center Brook CT
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boof after the slide lead-in


boof after the slide lead-in  Center Brook AL
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boof


boof  Center Brook CT
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Gauge Description:

The listed gauge is the West Branch of the Farmington and is only for the purpose of estimation.

If the Sandy is running at a medium level or higher, Center Brook should be running.

W.BR. FARMINGTON (NEW BOSTON) [ MA ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
2.99 96 10/7 21:30

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Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
CT Center Brook— to Sandy Brook V 2.99 ft   low 10/7 21:30
MA Farmington, W. Branch— Bear's Den II 2.99 ft   low 10/7 21:30
MA Farmington, W. Branch— New Boston Section III+ 2.99 ft   low 10/7 21:30
MA Farmington, W. Branch— Upper New Boston II 2.99 ft   low 10/7 21:30

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:168
USGS Station:01185500
HUC:01080207
Latitude:42.0792
Longitude:-73.0733
Class:6

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User Comments

2007-03-30 02:29:49 (557 days ago)
Nicholas GottliebDetails
Another thing -- it might run more often than you would expect. At the very least, it's probably pond/swamp fed...When I ran part of it, Sandy was absurdly low and this thing was running at a fine level.
2007-03-30 02:18:21 (557 days ago)
Nicholas GottliebDetails
Sometime between two and three years ago, I think, Chris Brost and I ran the bottom five or six drops of this run. We were running the Sandy at a low level -- really low -- and we got to this creek and it was cranking, comparatively, so we started hiking up and ran a few drops. The first was a funky, narrow winding 8 or so foot drop that fell off a 2-4 foot ledge at the bottom right towards a rock sticking out (that is tough to dodge). The biggest drop we ran was a 10+ foot slide into a pillowed rock above a narrow hole at the bottom. The runout into the Sandy was a little funky -- channelized, a little bony, and had some wood in it. Looks like a great run, although I haven't seen anymore than what I saw when I hiked up those drops. Can't wait to try it from the top.
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