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Description
This wide, forgiving Class II wave train offers a relaxed introduction to moving water and is well suited for beginners. The rapid consists of a long, gentle wave train with no significant holes or hazards. The river’s width and straightforward read-and-run character make it a comfortable place to build confidence. At the bottom of the rapid, paddlers can lap roughly the final 200 feet of waves by using the eddies on both river left and river right.
This short segment of the Raquette River, less than half a mile in length, begins immediately downstream of the South Colton Powerhouse, part of the Upper Raquette River Hydropower Project (FERC P-2084). It flows into the Higley Flow, a reservoir formed by Higley Dam, which is part of the Middle Raquette River Hydropower Project (FERC P-2320).