Mill Brook
Belle Ayr to Arena
October 12, 2023
Trip Report
| Reporter | Liam Purvis |
| Gauge Reading | 1500 cfs at MILL BROOK NEAR DUNRAVEN NY |
| Flow | High Flow |
Just ran this at 1500 cfs. A level that is often the yearly peak.
At flood stage the Mill Brook is truly world class. In my mind it compared favorably to such classics as Canyon Creek in WA, Rio Fui in Chile, and other famous class 5 runs.
I ran everything. The big drops were powerful and fluffy. The rapids in between turned into incredible class 5 boogie as you punched through big laterals and launched off boofs.
All the low head dams went, the gorge was free of wood, and there were no river-wide holes from natural features.
This run is extremely flashy, but this experience was so incredible that I am likely to start diving this way anytime the gauge starts spiking.