Take Out

The Spruce Creek take-out in the Town of Salisbury is located in Herkimer County in the Mohawk River drainage system. This is a medium-sized river (stream order 4) with significant gradient and flow characteristics. The creek drops 695 feet over its 19.31-mile length, creating an average gradient of 36 feet per mile with an average flow of 130 cubic feet per second. The average water velocity of 1.63 feet per second indicates moderate current conditions typical of whitewater sections. As a headwater stream near its source, Spruce Creek flows through the northern Catskill region with a drainage area of 51 square miles. The take-out point provides access to paddlers completing runs on this whitewater section before continuing downstream or exiting the water.