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Rapid CT Class II

Barbell

Norwalk - Bridge in Cannondale to Long Island Sound (CT)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 200.0 – 700.0 CFS
Description

Possibly the steepest single drop on the river since they took out the Flock Dam in 2018, which was just upstream of it. The river winds around a boulder then over a small ledge hole where the dam was, before it splits around a rail bridge tressel. Going right gives you a large eddy to boat scout the drop at lower levels. It is mostly straight forward with some haystacks after, but take caution at low water as there is a knife rock at the bottom of the drop that a curler feeds into. At higher water it becomes a large downstream V with a straight forward line and fairly shallow runout. This is the last drop before the river flows into some ponds along the route 7 connector where the Silvermine river feeds into it. 

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
6.8 mi
Directions
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Bridge in Cannondale to Long Island Sound
Norwalk
II(IV) 8.9 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater