Whitewater Run NY Class II-IV

Swartout Road Bridge to Freehold

Basic Creek

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Batavia Kill at Red Falls near Prattsville NY Downstream Primary
Runnable: 450.0 – 1,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
A very pretty and consistent Class 2+ run. Enjoy the run and the view, but be ready to portage strainers. See the Directions and Flows tabs for more info. Capital Region Area Reaches Basic Creek Batten Kill Claverack Creek Cobleskill Creek Fox Creek Hannacrois Creek Hoosic Hudson (Lock 2) Kinderhook Creek  (1.) Kinderhook Creek  (2.) Kinderhook Creek  (3.) Kline Kill Normans Kill (1.) Normans Kill (2.) North Chuctanunda Creek Mohawk (Upper Cohoes Wave) Mohawk (Cohoes Wave) Poesten Kill (0.) Poesten Kill (1.) Poesten Kill (2.) Quacken Kill Schoharie Creek Stony Kill Wyant's Kill Catskills Area Reaches Basic CreekBatavia Kill Bear Kill Beaver Kill (Delaware Trib)Beaver Kill (Hudson Trib) Beer Kill Beer Kill, W. BranchBowery Creek Bush Kill Callicoon Creek, E. BranchCallicoon Creek, N. Branch Catskill Creek (1.) Catskill Creek (2.)Catskill Creek (4.) Claverack Creek Coxing KillDelaware Delaware, E. Branch Delaware, W. BranchLittle Delaware Dry Brook East KillEsopus Creek (1) Esopus Creek (2) Esopus Creek (3)Esopus Creek (4) Esopus Creek (5) Hannacrois CreekKaaterskill Creek (1.) Kaaterskill Creek (2.) Kinderhook Creek  (3.)Kiskatom Creek Mombaccus Creek Mill BrookNeversink (1.) Neversink, E. Branch Neversink, W. BranchPeters Kill Platte Kill Plattekill CreekPotic Creek Roeliff Jansen Kill (1) Roeliff Jansen Kill (2)Rochester Creek Rondout Creek (1) Rondout Creek (2)Rondout Creek (3) Sandburg Creek Saw Kill (1)Saw Kill (2) Saw Kill (3) Schoharie Creek (1.)Schoharie Creek (2.) Shingle Kill Creek Squirmer CreekStony Clove Creek Ten Mile Creek Thorp CreekTremper Kill Wallkill West KillWoodland Creek Vly Creek Google Map of New York Whitewater New York Whitewater Paddlers Facebook Group
Difficulty
Class II-IV
Length
9.5 mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
42.4711, -74.0159
Take-out
42.3594, -74.0504
Shuttle Info
**Take out** at the bridge in Freeholt. To get to the **Put In** go up Route 32 for 8 miles. Turn right on 402 and put in at the bridge.
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