Croton
Croton Dam to Hudson River - Island Rapids
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportPut in at Silver Lake Beach. Running of right and left channels of Island Rapids.
River runner and creek boat handled the rapid well. Playboat got pushed around.
More information on the Croton River at the facebook site for Croton River Whitewater Paddlers. Videos of features at various levels on the gauge. Trip reports.
The put in is just downstream of the bridge leading into the park.
The first wave/ hole is just a bit downstream of the put in, on the opposite side. There's no eddy service, but you can walk back up from an eddy a few yards downstream.
There is no slide in the rock slide. It's really a jumble a rocks with gradient and water. A bit more water may make it faster, but the rocks could use the extra padding.
A short distance above the put in. Above the put in, and immediately downstream of this there are also 3 waterfalls that are each about 20 feet high, and a fast 30 feet apart, probably with shallow landings.
Know where rock slide is. Left side probably the only way down at any level, portage on the right. 3ft and better to run rock slide. I was told by a local that 30yrs someone went over the dam, recirculated and drowned. It's easy to boat scout rockslide at 4ft and lower, I wonder if at higher levels one might get pushed over without being set-up and ready. No fantastic manovering needed, it's basically a point and shoot and stay upright kinda thing. First timers might wanna scout on left, although I heard the person who owns the house gets upset.