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Croyden Brook, NH

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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

Croyden Brook
Newport II-III
low
1.67
5/20 9:30
[detail]

Min Sug. Level:  3 Feet

River Description

Thanks to Allan Berggren for the following description
The 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