Housatonic

1st time. Live near enough, but wanted bigger and more technical water back in the day , then life distractions. 800cfs this morning. Put in at Rte 7 bridge S of Falls Village. Out at the covered bridge. Nice day, Flat water, wild life, a nice enough float. Lots of wildlife. Fishermen. Later a few riffles just to remind you the water is moving. Rapids at the covered bridge just enough to splash you a bit. I can't really say what this would be at higher levels, but the river is not constricted enough to get truly entertaining other than a big wave train. I would stick with my old haunts for 3s or 4. A perfectly acceptable amount of water for a warm day float. Done in a bit over 2hrs. Took a detour to check out the swifts bridge rapid. Fun enough looking even at this flow, but you wouldn't want to include it in the trip , just by itself. I was curious. Much lower and bottoming out at places will become a headache, but then I would probably be tubing instead. I may come back for that. Was just what I expected and perfect for the group. Great intro section or just a day out for new paddlers. Working around put in, out has many options.