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Hazard PA Class III+

Tunnel Rapid

Roaring Brook - Elmhurst to confluence of Lackawanna (PA)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Lackawanna River bl Leggetts Creek at Scranton, PA Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Tunnel Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Continuous entry around bends to quickly reveal a tunnel with large wood pinned on the upstream side of tunnels. Difficult to get out in the shallows on river right as there are no eddies. Dangerous wood was present Jan, 2008. Soon as you clear the tubes try and grab a river right eddy or get ready to shoot though some holes. Difficulty will directly be related by water level and could easily jump a class. Our group portaged the tunnel (fairly easy) up over the train tracks except for Kevin and Sam that seal launched off the sketchy strainer into the tunnel.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class III+
Mile Marker
0.0 mi
Directions
Navigate
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Elmhurst to confluence of Lackawanna
Roaring Brook
I-IV+(V) 11.1 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater