Frost Valley to Claryville
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 600.0 – 3,000.0 CFS
Squires says 600 is low and 1000 is "better". He also says this "isn't much fun if the water is low."
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Run Map
Interactive run map
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Description
Scout from the road during the shuttle. A continuous Class 3 run that is a lot of fun.
Data from NY Rivers Study, Sept 1988, NYSDEP & USNPS
Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.
Catskills Area Reaches
Basic CreekBatavia Kill Bear Kill
Beaver Kill (Delaware Trib)Beaver Kill (Hudson Trib) Beer Kill
Beer Kill, W. BranchBowery Creek Bush Kill
Callicoon Creek, E. BranchCallicoon Creek, N. Branch Catskill Creek (1.)
Catskill Creek (2.)Catskill Creek (4.) Claverack Creek
Coxing KillDelaware Delaware, E. Branch
Delaware, W. BranchLittle Delaware Dry Brook
East KillEsopus Creek (1) Esopus Creek (2)
Esopus Creek (3)Esopus Creek (4) Esopus Creek (5)
Hannacrois CreekKaaterskill Creek (1.) Kaaterskill Creek (2.)
Kinderhook Creek (3.)Kiskatom Creek Mombaccus Creek
Mill BrookNeversink (1.) Neversink, E. Branch
Neversink, W. BranchPeters Kill Platte Kill
Plattekill CreekPotic Creek Roeliff Jansen Kill (1)
Roeliff Jansen Kill (2)Rochester Creek Rondout Creek (1)
Rondout Creek (2)Rondout Creek (3) Sandburg Creek
Saw Kill (1)Saw Kill (2) Saw Kill (3)
Schoharie Creek (1.)Schoharie Creek (2.) Shingle Kill Creek
Squirmer CreekStony Clove Creek Ten Mile Creek
Thorp CreekTremper Kill Wallkill
West KillWoodland Creek Vly Creek
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Difficulty
Class II-III
Length
7.3 mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Shuttle Info
**Take out** at the Frost Valley Road/ West Branch Road bridge in Claryville.
Go up Frost Valley Road and **Put In** near the YMCA camp
Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater