Irondequoit Creek

Ran the whole creek down to the takeout.   Water level was low and pretty scrapey.

The falls themselves were okay a couple eddies and ferries mid rapid that made for some okay practice.

Gauges on this run may need clarification.

Today these were the levels

USGS ALLEN CREEK NEAR ROCHESTER NY - 24.3CFS

USGS IRONDEQUOIT CR ABOVE BLOSSOM RD NEAR - 162CFS

AWA which says it references..

Irondequoit Creek above Allen Creek 138CFS

I am guessing they are using the Irondequoit creek and subtracting the Allen creek gauge which makes sense.

Picture below gives you an idea of the flow.

First rapid of the upper falls section. put-in for this section is on river right just upstream from where this photo is taken

300 is a good minimum level, although 250 works fine as well

Oh, btw ... we got rid of that big tree across the river after the right bend after the bridge/tunnels. We also got rid of the lower tree across the lower falls.

On Weds 5/1 we were confronted by a Penfield Parks & Rec authority and informed we could not put in on park property. Considering the 2005 comment by Andy, we were not surprised. However, we were surprised when he also advised us we could not even float down the creek past the park if we put in outside park property. He stated quite strongly that he would call the police if he sees us even passing through on the creek in our kayaks. We did find a couple statements in a Penfield Parks & Rec document that imply the town owns the water in all Penfield parks and no boating of any sort is allowed. However, we also have found A LOT of legal documentation that since it is a navigatible waterway we are entitled to use it. We'll let you know where this all goes.

Looking down stream at the crooked drop before the bridge, marking the end of the \'Upper Falls\' section.
Upper Falls, Second Ledge Drop
Upper Falls, First Ledge Drop as you can see, and is mentioned in the description above, this run is frequently plagued with wood.

After two inches of rain combined with heavy snowmelt over the 4/2-4/3 weekend, everything was cranking. Lotsa new wood all over the Northeast, I'm sure.
It might not be clear from the photo angle, but trust me--if there's a clear line under any of these three, it's pret-ty dicey.