Great Miami

b) 50 Hole (Cleves)

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DifficultyI
Length0.066 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
GaugeGreat Miami River at Hamilton Oh
Flow Rate as of 22 minutes
2270 cfsabove recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedFebruary 2, 2021

River Description

The '50 Hole' is a good park and play spot. The hole is under the railroad trestle right next to Rt.50. Cross over the tracks and you will see the well worn parking space and the trail to the river.

At the higher levels it tends to be a glass wave that is good for front surfing and not much else. When it gets into the lower levels it becomes more of a hole that is good for spinning and low angle cartwheels. It is an excellent place to learn to spin (my first spin was completed here).

Behind the hole there is a huge eddy, but the eddy line is tricky (sucking whirlpools, etc). Beginners might get stuck on one of these eddy lines and have trouble rolling up.

There is a slight worry about water quality, so keep your eyes and mouth shut when you flip.

Other related or nearby streams: Heritage Park to Dravo Park, Great Miami, Ohio(Class I), about 11 miles NorthEast (upstream).


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Tom Carson

Aug 6, 2016


OK, we got the tree cut up and after much effort got it headed past the eddy line back into the pool and headed downstream. It was awesome today at 640 or so, good for surfing, front and back and not wicked whirlpools downstream. Still a small hole but very adequate for some fun and as the H2O level has been down for some time the water quality is not bad. Lots of fish jumping.

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Tom Carson

Aug 1, 2016


Tree down in the hole, requires chain saw work to move as it is still attached at the trunk.

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Timothy Kling

Aug 28, 2013


I stopped by Fifty Hole yesterday evening for a little Park and Play. Flow was around 700 cfs, so the 'Hole' should have been rockin'. I was extremely disappointed with what I saw. What used to be a playable hole was nothing more than a mild surf wave. Whatever formed the pourover must have been pushed downstream. Also, the eddy to the right is filling in with silt. It's too shallow to practice rolls (like you'd want to) near the bank. Hopefully, the hole will come back, but for now it's not worth the trip unless you're really desperate to paddle in funky water. I'm still wondering what those huge clumps of brown foam are that are trapped in the eddy.

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RIVER RAT

Aug 15, 2006


tree down just pass the hole look out.

Bryan Tudor
Bryan Tudor

Sep 30, 2004


This is a good place to go and get a work out if you are stuck in town and everything else is dry.

This is a fun play spot. The suggested highest level is 1200, but 1600 is a good level for some play. The video doesn't do the hole much justice. It's actually a lot more fun than it looks. A few recently cut trees make the eddy on river right a bit of a nuisance, but it's not too bad.