Rapid CT Class III+

Former Location of Spoonville Dam

Farmington - 3. Tariffville Park (Simsbury) to Highway 187 (Tariffville Gorge) (CT)

Gauge Conditions

Farmington River at Tariffville, CT Upstream Primary

Runnable: 1.2 – 7.1 FT

1.6 to 2.8 is a good level for playboating at &quot;Enterprise,&quot; the main park-n-play hole and "Shuttlecraft" the upper playhole.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

There used to be a broken dam below the play hole. It was removed in 2012. What remains are a trio of Class III drops, which get harder as the water gets higher. The second one is a ~3 foot river-wide ledge similar to the gorge drop on the Quaboag, while the last one is a big tongue.