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Description

The Rockside section is a great stretch of river for upstream paddling in fast boats. Some of the attainment moves can be technical and strenuous. It is also a nice place for beginners to paddle downstream practicing basic moves in the small features it provides. Optimal upstream levels are somewhere between 300 - 650 cfs at the Rockside gauge. Although you can still get up the river at higher levels, the pinnacle of attainment moves at the Stone Rd. rapid starts to lose the necessary features above 650 cfs. When paddling downstream at much higher flows, the features in this section seem to wash out and become less interesting. After the take out, just after the Old Rockside Rd. bridge (just downstream of Rockside Rd.) is a quality squirtboating spot called "The Halls of Parma". It works nicely around 2000 cfs, with around 1000 being a reasonable minimum.