Mill Brook (Jericho)
Jericho
| Difficulty | III-IV |
| Length | 4 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 141 fpm |
| Gauge | Allen Brook at Vt 2a, Near Essex Junction, Vt |
| Flow Rate as of 4640 days | 3 cfsstale data |
| Reach Info Last Updated | April 18, 2018 |
Mill Brook is Burlington's backyard creek. Only a twenty minute drive from downtown gives you access to a beautiful wooded valley with several ledges, falls and slides, none being harder than class IV. Unfortunately it takes a relative deluge for there to be enough water to truly enjoy this creek. It can be run at medium and lower, but the bits inbetween the drops become unbearably scratchy, and if you choose to run this at a low level your boat may never forgive you. At high water however this little creek is a true delight. Several laps are the norm as the one and a half miles or so can be run quickly, making it the ideal lunchbreak creek for Chittenden county boaters when the skies open up.
As of the floods of 2011 there are two landslides and trees in the river after the Hydro drop which will likely require walking around. Please be discrete and quick as you are often on private property.
-Scott G
Jul 15, 2009
More than once I've been goaded into running Mill Brook when it was on the very low side of boatable. The big drops are in some ways more exciting at low water, as the pool height is noticably lower making the drops more impressive to see (and run) while the consequences of a screw-up are less onerous. The worst part in low water is the lengthy and quite scratchy class II section below the hydro power site.
Jul 12, 2009
Brian Jones cleans part II of the double drop in low water conditions. This is a refreshing swimming hole on a hot afternoon, accessible off Tarbox Rd.
Aug 3, 2008
Upstream of the bridge should look like this or have more water for an enjoyable run. The in between bits were still scratchy at this level.
have fun trying to get out of the river left eddy if you end up there
up on river right are the Mobbs Valley bike trails. When VT is dry, its fun to rally around the single track and stop here for a swim. access off Fitzsimonds road.
Fun left to right entry move. Great drop, scout river left.
Don't know what its actually called. If you run this straightforward you will piton...Dave is making the move here with a last minute left paddle stroke to turn him sideways and slide over the smooth bedrock ledge. Pretty funny to watch. More lines open up with more water.
