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Rapid PA Class II

Hurricane Francis

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

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Gauge Conditions

Walnut Creek Upstream Pool, near Erie, PA Downstream Primary

Runnable: 5.1 – 10.0 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

This is a new rapid that formed in the flood from the Hurricane Francis remnents. A good sized ledge was created as the river eroded down to shale bedrock. There are some nice holes for surfing on the right side of the river at the end of the rapid.