Whitewater Run MA Class IV+

Middlefield to Bancroft

Factory Brook

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Gauge Conditions
West Branch Westfield River at Huntington, MA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 1,500.0 – 8,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Factory Brook is a little harder than Walker Brook, containing some blind corners and drops,whereas Walker Brook is more straightforward. The guage correlation is based on the Westfield W. Branch. If you run this section please leave a comment with more flow beta. Elevations: Put-in: ~460M/1510' Take-out: ~266M/873' Total Drop: ~194M/637'
Difficulty
Class IV+
Length
2.9 mi
Gradient
212 ft/mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
42.3465, -73.0333
Take-out
42.3094, -73.0249
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