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Hazard NJ Class III

First Sip of Hemlock

Doublekill - Iron Mountain Road (NJ) to Rt 94(NY) (NJ)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Cooley Bk near West Milford NJ Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
First Sip of Hemlock
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This is the first blind bend to the LEFT where you would have to commit to flow without seeing the next eddy. Grab the big eddy on Left at the top. Scout this easy corner for class 5 wood hazards. Up to this point parties will likely have boat scouted everything and hopped around a couple riverwide logs.  Beware: the wood will intensify from here on out. Also make a mental note that there will be a hidden sieve about 2 features downstream in the left line of a big cascade. Favor the right lines which were also the wood free lines on the first decent day. 

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
0.2 mi
Directions
Navigate
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Iron Mountain Road (NJ) to Rt 94(NY)
Doublekill
V+ 2.0 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater