Owasco River (Outlet)
Canoga Rd to Turnpike Rd
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportA bunch of wood is making the only chute the opening all the way to the left. strainer right before the bridge on the left and big log on the left right after the bridge. Makes for a nice boogie. Just don't swim.1250cfs
Wood blocking all chutes on the other side of the bridge except for the run all the way to the left. Definitely needs a scout before running. 1250 cfs
Just a more current reminder... scouting division st bridge is a must. Just ran this run 2 days ago and all arches were blocked besides the far left. In addition there is a bad strainer on the left right before the bridge and a good sized log on the left after the bridge. Ran it at 1250 and the wood was easy to avoid but it would be a very scary situation if someone were to swim at that level at that spot. As far as the run as a whole there is a bunch of wood everywhere so beware!
About 2 miles from the put-in there is a rope strung across the river for no apparent reason. Watch out that you don't get decapitated. Someone needs to cut it. It is a hazard and blocks a legally navigable waterway.
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Also, be aware that there is a log just under the water at the entrance to the left hand arch under the Division St Bridge. I would recommend avoiding that arch and sticking to the center or right hand one, especially under 500 cfs. Concur with the main page that this bridge should be scouted before running.
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As for parking at the put-in, you need to park in the circular driveway in front of the old factory and call the number on the 'FOR RENT' sign in front of the building. Yesterday the number was faded to the point of not being visible and when we met Fred (the property owner) he agreed to let me write the number back on the sign. So it is there now.
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As for putting in, Fred is fine with folks doing it upstream from the Canoga bridge on river left, just upstream of the asphalt pad and mown area adjacent to the river.
1- Mill Street State Dam /Hydro
2-Beginning Industrialized Section
3-Industrialized/Channelized 2005 Grant Site for Kayak Park (never developed)
4-Heavily Industrialized/ NYSEG Contamination Site (McMaster Street)
5-Broken Dam
6-Hydro Plant/45 foot impassable falls
7-Broken Dam/End of Industrialized Section
8-Wadsworth Street....NIF..... proposed Auburn Comp Plan Park
9-Current Canoga Road Put-In (AW)
Update:
The river-wide tree strainer that created a mandatory portage about 1.7 miles downstream of the put in, has been removed.
the information provided by Andy Cook is not completely correct. There is a City of Auburn ordinance against boating in the Owasco River which can obviously only apply *within the City*. Only the put in and the first 100 feet of this run are in the City of Auburn. Historically, we have boated this section without incident and without being bothered by the police. In my opinion, the tickets that were issued to the boaters in question will not hold up in court as they were downstream and therefore not in the jurisdiction of the City when ticketed. There is also the issue of the validity of this ordinance in light of NYS Law which allow boating on any navigable waterway. Lastly, the takeout at the Turnpike Rd bridge is also the put in for the class II section that goes down to Hayden Rd (or all the way to the Seneca River if you prefer) is not subject to the City ordinance in anyway.
Since when is this run illegal?
What is with this run being illegal? The City of Auburn needs to come up with some better laws, ones that make sense!
And the judges award......
And they're still at it!
A pretty nice day in December, a good level, first time on this river - yee haaahhh!
OK, so the title is COMPLETELY inappropriate, but you've gotta admit - the paddle angle just makes you think that... Speaking of which, Andy's the second person I know to give the Lendahl 4 piece a stellar review!
OK, so he's got this great new Lendahl and he's HAND paddling??? ;-)
3 at a time on 2nd wave
surfable low head dam, becomes a wave at 700 cfs, washes out above 900 cfs
looking back upstream at the North Division St Bridge
looking back upstream at the North Division St Bridge
running the takeout drop
looking upstream at the putin ledge drop
looking upstream at the putin ledge drop
Looking upstream at the drop at Canoga Rd Brige. On the upstream side of the Bridge is the putin.