Gauge Conditions

Youghiogheny River at Ohiopyle, PA Downstream Primary

Runnable: 1.1 – 9.0 FT

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, PA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 1.7 – 8.6 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

You will see several large boulders on the river left. That is Drake Run, a good class-5 creek. The rapid is run right down the middle, avoiding the 2 pinning rocks on the left. Had a canoe taco around one of them once and it took about an hour to get it off. At high water, some good 6+' surfing waves.