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Rapid PA Class II+

Big Surprise

Elk Creek (Lake Erie trib.) - 1.) Baron Road to Sterrettania (PA)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 5.1 – 10.0 FT
Photo
Big Surprise
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

The river drops very suddenly here... and I mean suddenly! You are paddling along and all the sudden, without warning, you plunge over a steep ledge and into a big hole that's fun to surf. The hole is in center of the river. The rapid is only about 10 yards long but drops a good 5 or 6 feet. The only way to recognize this rapid is a beautiful cascading sidestream and a nice house on the river right which are just downstream of the rapid as the river makes a sharp bend to the left. Unfortunatly this awesome ledge washes out to nothing more than a few small scattered holes above 5.5 ft or so.  The bese level for this rapid is around 5.3 ft.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
2.0 mi
Directions
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1.) Baron Road to Sterrettania
Elk Creek (Lake Erie trib.)
II 3.3 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater