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February 8, 2017

Trip Report

ReporterAustin Miller

The feature across from the Dayton Art Institute is open. The best place to park is off of Monument Ave. under the I-75 overpass (N39.762816, W84.199844). The river left feature doesn't look like it has any play opportunities, but it is a good place for beginners to practice ferrying and eddy turns. The river right feature forms a large wave train that runs between 23.5-26.5 ft on the gage. The best level for play seems to be 26ft. At higher flows (27ft+), 'whirlpools' form on the eddyline that make rolling a challenge. Both eddies feed very strongly into the drop above 27ft.

A second feature is being constructed upstream, at Riverscape Metropark. It still has metal, rocks, and construction equipment in the water. The feature is open though. I haven't had the chance to run it, but it looks to form a large hole, kind of like a bigger version of the Mad River Run.

Heres the guage for this section. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site\_no=03270500