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

This is the first rapid after the I-81 bridge; scout it left (or from the road on the right at high water). The "True Path" is the usual line here; start center-left, avoid the first hole on the left, and power left to avoid the second hole (and Molly's Crack!) in the middle.

B-Line is run above 4500 Start Center, and then cut all the way right to the corner of the old factory.