St. Regis, Middle Branch
2. Route 458 to St Regis Falls
| Difficulty | II-V+ |
| Length | 4.1 mi |
| Avg Gradient | n/a |
| Gauge | West Branch St. Regis River Near Parishville Ny |
| Flow Rate as of 24 minutes | 477 cfsrunnable |
| Reach Info Last Updated | April 20, 2026 |
River Description
This section of the St. Regis holds some really cool rapids with a large amount of flat water between them, at anything above 1000 cfs it is a pretty chill float down. there is a dam drop followed by some class III, a nice bedrock outcropping with 2 lines, after some flat water you meet the other St. Regis branch and some class II before Meecham rapids.
Class: II-VI
Potsdam - Malone Area Reaches
Chateaugay Deer (Dickinson Center)
Deer (Dickinson Center to Lawrenceville) Grass (1. Lampsons Falls to Downerville)
Raquette Sec. 3) Hannawa FallsRaquette 2) Piercefield to Parmenter Site
Raquette Sec. 4) Stone Valley Salmon
Salmon (Chasm Falls) St. Regis
St. Regis, E. Branch St. Regis, Middle Branch (Sec. 1)
St. Regis, Middle Branch (Sec. 2) St. Regis, Middle Branch (Sec. 3)
St. Regis, Middle Branch (Sec. 4.) St. Regis, W. Branch (Sec. 1)
St. Regis, W. Branch (Sec. 2) St. Regis, W. Branch (Sec. 3)
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River Features
Put In
Santa Clara Lower Falls
Water drops over ledge with 2 obvious lines on left and right, river side is currently unrunnable due to full width strainer, you can see the main logm, there is another one jammed further right of it.
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Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportwalked some sections of the river to scout rapids.
This has got to be the best class IV river in the world. Come visit us!