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Hazard NY Class IV

Hell's Teeth

American Whitewater 41.4360, -74.0533

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Gauge Conditions

Runnable: 280.0 – 5,000.0 CFS

The upper limit is a rough guess, based on historical data for this gauge. If you have better beta, please add a comment.

Runnable: 10.0 – 11.5 FT

Photo

Hell's Teeth
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Description

As you come up to Hell's Teeth (aka the Pillars) you will see these 10-15 foot tall piers on River Left. Scout on either side though i prefer right.

Main line is river right moving hard left to drop to the left of the 'tooth' in the center of the flow. Large eddy on far right just above uppermost right pillar easy to hit at lower levels. Recently (summer 2019) something moved offering a tongue in at least low to medium flows as opposed to the previous drop into a diagonal wave coming off the tooth.  Sneak route to left of right pillar runnable at all but low levels. From above this sneak  looks like a 4' drop into a bad hole, but it's really a sloping drop into a small hole. Head straight over the furthest spot. There's also slightly straighter lines left but they've held wood in recent years. Portage on right. 

Obviously any of these pillars could and have caught wood which can be below waterline. Without wood this is a pretty low consequence hard class 3 at lower levels to class 4 at higher levels with a nice pool below. 

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
2.4 mi
Directions
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Pleasant Hlll Road to 9W
Moodna Creek
II-III+(IV) 5.4 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution. Portage recommended — scout before running.

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater