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Hazard OH Class IV

Georgetown Dam

White Oak Creek - Bethel-New Hope Bridge to Georgetown Dam · OH

American Whitewater 38.9002, -83.9233

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Gauge Conditions

White Oak Creek above Georgetown OH Upstream Primary
Runnable: 800.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Likely too low for any real whitewater.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Georgetown Dam
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

A good portion of this dam has washed out. You may wish to take out above the dam site to look at it and decide about running it.

Below is a GoogleMaps view of the washed out dam.

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A fine sequence of photos of runs of this at high flows is available on Flickr (our thanks, to Doug Elick). Take out downstream on the left bank and walk back up the hill.

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
7.5 mi
Directions
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Bethel-New Hope Bridge to Georgetown Dam
White Oak Creek
II-IV 13.0 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution. Portage recommended — scout before running.

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater