Twentymile Creek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOUR8FrlhQ8. Sorry you have to copy and paste AW won't take the link, you can also just type kayaking flume of doom in youtube. 63 degree in January, yea we had to take off work. Undoubtedly one of the biggest if not the biggest holes in the area. This creek has only been run a handful of times by probably less than ten people but its is a gem of a micro creek with a 36.9 square mile drainage basin its actually one of the bigger ones in town. I consider this part of the Erie PA creek network because it ends in Erie county even though most of the run is in New York. Interested boaters should also look at Four and Twelve mile creeks on AW in PA. Six and Sixteen mile are also excellent and soon to be posted. Walnut, Elk, and Little Elk are the Western Erie runs and are less difficult but still superb with proper level, offering less drops but more surfing than the eastern 'mile' creeks. Chautauqua creek in New York and its tributary little Chautauqua are considered sister creeks to Twenty mile and its main tributary Belson because they are right next to each other and Main branch and tributary are near equal in size and greatness. Little Chautauqua takes the cake for biggest drops. Unfortunately it has the most wood as well and is for the most part not runnable at present time although it has been before. I have seen video from 15 years ago when it was clean, and amazing. The Flume is also known as gauges gulf to locals, and is a popular swimming hole in the summer when the level is low.