Whitewater Run NY Class II-III

Keene to Upper Jay

Ausable, E. Branch

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Gauge Conditions
East Branch Ausable River at Au Sable Forks NY Downstream Primary
Runnable: 3.6 – 8.0 FT

Too Low

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Mostly scoutable from the road, this stretch has Jay Falls, a 4-5 ledge drop which can be run during the summer with little water. See also Hulls Falls to Keene. Plattsburgh Area Reaches Ausable (Ausable Chasm) Ausable, E. Branch Ausable, W. Branch (4. High Falls Gorge) Ausable, W. Branch (5. The Flume) Ausable, W. Branch (Section 6) Black Brook Boquet, S. BranchBoquet, N. Branch Chateaugay Great Chazy (Chazy Lake to Miner Lake) Great Chazy (Miner Lake to Mooers) Great Chazy, North Branch Little Black Brook Little Trout MarbleSalmon Salmon (Lake Champlain) Saranac (Permanent Rapids) Saranac (1. Union Falls to Silver Lake Road) Saranac (2. Silver Lake Road to Redford) Saranac (3. High Falls Gorge) Saranac (Sec. 4) Styles Brook Eastern Adirondacks Reaches Ausable, E. Branch Ausable, W. Branch (1.) Ausable, W. Branch (2.) Balm of Gilead Brook Boquet (2.) Boquet (3.) Boquet, N. BranchBoquet, S. Branch Boreas (1.) Branch, The (Boquet trib.) Branch, The (Schroon trib.) Cedar (1.) Cedar (2.) Cold Deer Creek (Hudson Trib.)Glen Creek Hague Brook Hudson (0.) Hudson (1. Indian River to North River) Hudson (2. North River to Riparius) Hudson (3. Riparius to the Glen) Indian (Hudson trib.) John's BrookLa Chute MettaweeMill Creek (Essex County)                    Mill Creek (Hudson trib.) North Creek Pike Brook PoultneyPutnam Creek Raquette (1.) Rock River Schroon (North Hudson to Schroon Falls) Schroon (Starbuckville to Riverbank)Schroon (Warrensburg to Thurman Station) Squaw Brook Styles Brook Thirteenth Brook Trout brook (Schroon trib) West Mill Brook Google Map of New York Whitewater New York Whitewater Paddlers Facebook Group
Difficulty
Class II-III
Length
6.6 mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
44.2571, -73.7941
Take-out
44.3350, -73.7749
Shuttle Info
Put in: Just upstream from the Rt. 73 Bridge in Keene Take Out: Near Motel in Upper Jay
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