Whitewater Run PA Class I-II

Allison Park to Etna

Pine Creek (Allegheny R. trib.)

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Gauge Conditions

Pine Creek at Grant Avenue at Etna, PA Downstream Primary

Runnable: 200.0 – 1,500.0 CFS

The listed minimum is a guess. Use your judgment when assessing this creek.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Description

rpovirk shared on 2010-04-08: Run with open canoe on 6/17/09 from North Park Lake ( a mile or two above Allison Park) to Etna. Gauge = 6.11 -> 5.63 (317 -> 210 cfs). Good except several strainers first half. Class I except Class II chute past first bridge after creek crosses back under Route 8 to west side around a bend to the left with a rough concrete left-bank slope. rpovirk@Comcast.net

Difficulty

Class I-II

Length

14.8 mi

Gradient

20 ft/mi

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