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Hazard NY Class V+

Eagle's Talons

Otter Creek - Partridgeville Road to Pine Grove Rd. (NY)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Independence River at Donnattsburg NY Upstream Primary
Runnable: 350.0 – 3,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Eagle's Talons
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Where the signs warn you of an approaching dam, take out river left. If there's water over the dam, the runout looks runnable or almost runnable. It's narrow, steep, and kinda scary. There are a couple places in there where the water pillows against river right. It looked runnable on 11/22/03 (Independence 450-500 cfs), but if you didn't keep your boat angled left, it looked like you might put a serious hurt on your ankles. We weren't too proud to walk it. (More water might provide a better error margin.)

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class V+
Mile Marker
1.2 mi
Directions
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Partridgeville Road to Pine Grove Rd.
Otter Creek
III-V 2.1 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution. Portage recommended — scout before running.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater