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Rapid NY Class IV

Diagonal Slide

Ausable - 7. Ausable Chasm to US Route 9 (NY)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Ausable River near Au Sable Forks NY Upstream Primary

Runnable: 240.0 – 1,400.0 CFS

Based on 2005 Flow Study.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

This is a fun slide with a diagonal hole at the bottom. Immediately after this slide is Elephant Rock.

At low flows, the hole at the bottom can be extremely retentive, even to swimmers. At higher flows, this risk is lower. If worried, set safety on river right.