North Chuctanunda Creek

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This run is not a joke. If you don't have a local take you down then scout very througly before you put on. Missing a number of eddies will mean certain death or injury. Be sure to have scouted the takeout eddy behind the Post Office parking lot and the bridges which are listed in bold.  If you know where you are going this is an amazing run with a few portages.

Start below the dam in Hagaman. There will be boogie water to warm you up. Soon you'll be in a small scenic reservoir. Be quiet and you will likely see beaver, deer, and many types of waterfowl. At the end of the reservoir is a 10 ft dam to boof. It is very hard to scout, so we usually boof it and hope for the best.

Things will start to pick up a little more and you'll pass under your first bridge ( Crescent Ave).  Count the number of blocks showing so you have a reference for the level.  (It has been a while but I think 5 showing was a good level. Please post a comment with your findings.)

After the next bridge you will come to an abandoned dam. Portage the dam on the right and run the slide on the other side.

The second bridge is Clizbe Ave.   Without much warning the creek becomes very tight and fast. You will dodge and duck branches before flying off a little dam drop and passing under Forest Ave.  You must scout this area ahead of time.  After the bridge is a funky little drop. You will need to eddy on the right after the drop almost immediately. Ferry to the eddy downstream on the left and portage the dam below. The halfmoon lowhead dam is certain death.

100 feet down is the next drop. You'll probably walk it as well. A nasty jumble of rock and debris.

Hop back in and get ready for things to pick up. In a moment you'll pass under an old factory. Be on the lookout for any fallen debris.

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