West Canada Creek

Ohio Gorge

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DifficultyIII
Length1.3 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
GaugeWest Canada Creek Near Wilmurt Ny
Flow Rate as of 39 minutes
906 cfsrunnable
Reach Info Last UpdatedApril 14, 2016

River Description

David Wawro shared on 2003-05-28:

The top of this section can be scouted from a road off Route 8 that crosses the river just above the gorge. The gorge itself is steep-walled, narrow and long and the rapids are continuous, so it deserves more caution than its Class III rating might suggest.

At high water (1500 cfs), it's quite a quick run. Be aware of washdowns or strainers.

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.

See also:

Tug Hill - Old Forge Area Reaches

Beaver (1. Moshier)Beaver (2. Eagle) Beaver (3. Taylorville)

Black (1.) Black (2.) Black (3.)

Black (4.) Black (5.) Black, S. Branch

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Chris Morelli
Chris Morelli

Oct 1, 2010


Ran today at 13,000 CFS by Ed Moorehead, Todd and Dustin Caza and Chris Morelli. basically one long huge volume wave train, with crashing waves 15/20 feet plus, large diagnals, horrible eddylines. Super fun rush. Not for everyone..