2. Donnattsburgh Road to Old Pine Grove Road

Depending on the level this creek can be a great training ground for paddlers learning to creek, a beautiful and fun run, or a challenge for advanced boaters. Run either as park and huck, or as a full river run with a creeky finish, this is a classic! Starting at the Donnattsburgh Road bridge the creek is a straightforward river run at lower water and at high water a rocket ride boofing over holes and rocks. Once past the powerlines the river becomes less continuous and the first drop appears. Scout on the left, or boat scout running down the left channel. After the first drop is the Fat Lady. Starting in a pool above an old dam the currrent is devided by a massive rock named Mega Dome. Stay left unless you have scouted for wood in the right channel. The main line is left at the dome, then right at the split to stay in the center channel. To the far left is a channel which goes into a hard corner with a jutting rock known as Elbow Breaker.  Despite the name this channel can be run safely at almost any level. The river converges again for a boof just above the Rudd Road bridge. Eddy out below the bridge and scout The Wall. The Wall starts with a channelized entrance into a left to right move to avoid getting body slammed on granite. From the eddy on the right work your way down through the next ledge to river center. The last boof is formed by two large rocks in river center. At lower water it is easy to fall between the two rocks. Be aware of the pin hazard and plan your line so you are clear. Either cross the devide high and boof right, or stay left. Take out at the next bridge on river left. This is Pine Grove Road. Want a run that you can take beginners on but still have some fun? Run from Donnattsburgh Road to Rudd Road and let beginners walk the slide or run their boats down for them. The Independence River was named to honor the national holiday by surveyor/engineer Pierre Pharoux in the 1790's. In those days, the French called the Salmon "La Famine." If the Indy's rocking (800+ cfs and rising, or 1000+ cfs), it can be great fun to combine it with a run down its trib, Otter Creek, just a mile South on Pine Grove Road. Run Otter first, as it'll drop more quickly. Tug Hill - Old Forge Area Reaches Beaver (1. Moshier)Beaver (2. Eagle) Beaver (3. Taylorville) Black (1.) Black (2.) Black (3.) Black (4.) Black (5.) Black, S. Branch Cincinnati Creek Crystal Creek Deer River (Section 1) Deer River (Section 2) Fish Creek, E. Branch Independence River (1. Upper) Independence River (2. Main) Indian (S.Br. Moose trib.) Little Black Creek Little Woodhull CreekMad River Mill Creek Mohawk (1.) Moose (1. Middle) Moose (2. Lower) Moose (3. Bottom)Moose, Middle Branch Moose, S. Branch (1.) Moose, S. Branch (2.)                            Negro Brook Otter Creek Roaring Brook (Brokeback Gorge) West Canada Creek (1.) West Canada Creek (2. Ohio Gorge) West Canada Creek, S. BranchWoodhull Creek (Upper) Woodhull Creek (Middle) Woodhull Creek (Miracle Mile) Google Map of New York Whitewater New York Whitewater Paddlers Facebook Group