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Waterfall NY Class III+

Gale Warning

Chautauqua Creek - Putnam Road to Lake Erie (NY)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 2.0 – 3.0 FT

The minimum reading is correct and the upper limit is a guess.

Photo
Gale Warning
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

There's a Gale Warning...  please be advised, a 7 foot waterfall may create fun conditions!

 

A third of a mile from South Gale Road, you face the first rapid after coming out of the second gorge.  Houses appear and the cliffs are not nearly as tall anymore, however the rapids remain for the next couple of miles.  Most of the creek drops over a steep ledge, but the center line is a U shaped freefall line.  It is wide enough that you don't have to worry about your elbows and the hole at the bottom is not that bad for not being a "lip" type of falls.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class III+
Mile Marker
12.6 mi
Directions
View Full Run
Putnam Road to Lake Erie
Chautauqua Creek
III-IV 12.9 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater