Rochester Creek

As JD says, this is a very pretty stream that's a lot of fun. It's possible to put in farther upstream, but the easy trip is from DeWitt Rd (optional 8' waterfall under the bridge) to either Dug Road or Boodle Hole Road. The location shown on the AW map, as well as the listing for 'Doug' Road is for an access point about midway through the typical trip.
See this map instead: http://tinyurl.com/rochester-creek

I think of this as a really easy intro to creeking. It's small and intimate, but not fast or technical (at least at modest levels). The first half is no more than class 2, and there's an option to take out at Dug Road. 1.5 miles below DeWitt road there's a small dam to watch for. At reasonable levels it should be easy to spot and take out on the left. Runnable at low levels, but the hole can get nasty as levels rise. The second half builds to 2+ or easy 3 at the end, finishing with a couple of ledge holes. They might get a bit sticky, but can be punched at modest levels.

First ran this in March, 2010 at perhaps 5000 CFS on the Rondout gauge (Rosendale), which was a very good level. Ran it in March, 2011 at 1800, which resulted in a fair amount of bumping and scraping. Figure an absolute minimum of 1650, with 2100 being much better. Cleared snow showed that parts were 4' higher when the Rondout was at 20,000 a few days earlier, so I'd guess at a maximum of perhaps 7500.

I'm not sure how low this can be run, but if the Rondout at Rosendale is at 5000 CFS this should be good to go.