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West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville NY Upstream Primary

Runnable: 400.0 – 4,000.0 CFS

The USGS gauge on the Oswegatchie in Harrisville provides an "approximation". The benchmarks below have many variables, so proper assessment is necessary

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Description

Data from Paul Jamison, Canton, NY and Ron Canter. Class: II-VI No additional information available. Please leave a comment if you know more or run this section. Canton - Cranberry Lake Area Reaches Boland Creek Elm Creek Grass (1. Lampsons Falls to Downerville) Grass (2. Downerville to Russell) Grass (3. Morley to Massena)Grass (4.Woods Bridge Road to Route 47) Grass, Middle Branch Grass, North Branch Grass, Upper South Branch Grass, Lower South Branch (Twin Falls) Oswegatchie, E. Branch (2.)Oswegatchie, E. Branch (3.) Oswegatchie, W. Branch Plumb Brook Potsdam - Malone Area Reaches Chateaugay Deer (Dickinson Center) Deer (Dickinson Center to Lawrenceville) Grass (1. Lampsons Falls to Downerville) Grass (Sec. 3) Grass (Sec. 4) Jordan Little Trout Marble Meacham Lake Outlet Raquette Sec. 3) Hannawa Falls Raquette 2) Piercefield to Parmenter Site Raquette Sec. 4) Stone Valley Salmon Salmon (Chasm Falls) St. Regis St. Regis, E. Branch St. Regis, Middle Branch (Sec. 1) St. Regis, Middle Branch (Sec. 2) St. Regis, Middle Branch (Sec. 3) St. Regis, Middle Branch (Sec. 4.) St. Regis, W. Branch (Sec. 1) St. Regis, W. Branch (Sec. 2) St. Regis, W. Branch (Sec. 3) Trout Brook Google Map of New York Whitewater New York Whitewater Paddlers Facebook Group

Difficulty

Class II-V+

Length

6.6 mi

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Difficulty Classes

I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

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