Dark Shade Creek
Rockingham to Clear Shade
| Difficulty | IV-V |
| Length | 2.8 mi |
| Avg Gradient | n/a |
| Gauge | Stonycreek River at Ferndale, Pa |
| Flow Rate as of 54 minutes | 3.45 ftbelow recommended |
| Reach Info Last Updated | April 7, 2025 |
River Description
See the Benscreek Canoe Club Stonycreek Watershed Page.
For other streams in this watershed, check out:
Stony Canyon (III-IV)
Stony Gorge (IV)
Roaring Fork (IV)
Shade Creek (III-IV)
Paint Creek (V)
Clear Shade Creek (III)
Conemaugh River (I-II)
Quemahoning Creek (III)
River Features
Put In
Take Out
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportThis photo is just downstream of the 'undercut' photo: https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Photo/detail/photoid/877305/
BTW, at 6 inches on the river right gauge at the Wispering Pines bridge, the undercut is easy to avoid, even when passing in front of it.
This is the left Line, You can see the undercut rock.
After some small steps there is a signficant drop which appears will have two lines at high water. The left line will have the main flow push you towards this undercut rock.
Rob Farmer---I did this several years ago, and for me it did not meet the hype in Appalachian Whitewater, Volume 2. But it was very low when I caught it. There were some man-made hazards/trash in one spot. I was disappointed. I parked near a bridge at the put-in, next to a water company pumping station or something, and the police hassled me slightly upon my return in the dark. Well, he did end up holding my flashlight, but, still, this area is the only area where I seem to get stopped by the police regularly while engaged in strictly paddling-related activities. When this is up, the Stony is way-cranking, fer shure.