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Rapid NY Class III

Cruncher

Black - 7. Watertown to Brownville (NY)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Black River at Watertown NY Upstream Primary

Runnable: 1,000.0 – 6,000.0 CFS

The True Path keeps getting tighter and tighter as the water rises above 2500; at the higher end, most boaters will sneak Knife's Edge.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

One good line is to run center-to-right through a diagonal hole, catch the eddy, and then head into the middle through the mess to finish the rapid.

As of 2013 a large rock fell into the pool beyond Cruncher. This raised the pool level and has covered *the* hole at the bottom.