Gauge Conditions

Ramapo River near Mahwah NJ Upstream Primary

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.

Rondout Creek at Rosendale NY Downstream Primary

Runnable: 10.0 – 11.5 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Ist half of this rapid is viewable from the bridge. It's a good gauge. If you're comfortable running/scraping thru this you'll probably enjoy/tolerate the rest of the river.
Even more then then the rest of the river Lumber Yard changes with every flood as it's undercutting the right bank. In general is easier and has better eddies on the left/inside and more wood on the outside as you'd expect. The last drop into the pool above the pillars has occasionally been challenging with some moves that can't be boat scouted....but at the end above Hell's Teeth is a good size pool and there's plenty of time to get boats out.Called lumber Yard as that's what you looking at up on the right bank + the undercut right bank drops a few trees into the rapid.