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Rapid NY

Rapid below the Black Hole

American Whitewater 43.5677, -76.1396

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Gauge Conditions

Salmon River at Pineville NY Upstream Primary

Runnable: 750.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

There’s a nice rapid just below the Black Hole. It often has a nice surf wave, with challenging eddy service. Unfortunately the sewage treatment plant discharges above the rapid, so don’t go down there if you see chocolate coming out of the pipe in the middle of the river bed. To come back up, wade your boat to the top of the island on river left of the main channel, then paddle up the Black Hole, back to the take out.