Whitewater Run NY Class IV-V+

Barton Mines Rd to Hudson River

Balm of Gilead Brook

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Gauge Conditions
Hudson River at North Creek NY Downstream Primary
Runnable: 8.0 – 13.0 FT
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
This run takes a lot of water to run and drops fast. Be sure to scout for wood on the way up because eddies are limited. In general this is a steep run filled with big boulders. See the Directions and Flow tabs for more info. Eastern Adirondacks Reaches Ausable, E. Branch Ausable, W. Branch (1.) Ausable, W. Branch (2.) Balm of Gilead Brook Boquet (2.) Boquet (3.) Boquet, N. BranchBoquet, S. Branch Boreas (1.) Branch, The (Boquet trib.) Branch, The (Schroon trib.) Cedar (1.) Cedar (2.) Cold Deer Creek (Hudson Trib.)Glen Creek Hague Brook Hudson (0.) Hudson (1. Indian River to North River) Hudson (2. North River to Riparius) Hudson (3. Riparius to the Glen) Indian (Hudson trib.) John's BrookLa Chute MettaweeMill Creek (Essex County)                    Mill Creek (Hudson trib.) North Creek Pike Brook PoultneyPutnam Creek Raquette (1.) Rock River Schroon (North Hudson to Schroon Falls) Schroon (Starbuckville to Riverbank)Schroon (Warrensburg to Thurman Station) Squaw Brook Styles Brook Thirteenth Brook Trout brook (Schroon trib) West Mill Brook Google Map of New York Whitewater New York Whitewater Paddlers Facebook Group
Difficulty
Class IV-V+
Length
1.7 mi
Gradient
175 ft/mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
43.7188, -74.0662
Take-out
43.7422, -74.0569
Shuttle Info
The **Takeout** is next to Whitewater Challengers 5 miles north of North Creek on Route 28. **Put In:** Go up Barton Mines Road along the creek for 2.5 miles or until you loose interest.
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater