Rocket Railroad Intro
Bad - A) Cayuga to Foster Jnctn. RR bridge (7.6 or 4.3 miles) (WI)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 150.0 – 500.0 CFS
Too low for good whitewater trip.
Runnable: 1,200.0 – 3,280.0 CFS
Actual flow likely 1/7 to 1/8 of listed gauge reading.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Get out river-right ABOVE the bridge (5th road + railroad from the start, or 4th RR, or 3rd RR from Conley Road, 0.9 miles down), to scout this entire sequence. Eddies below this bridge are few and small.This is the intro to the two larger drops below, and consists of three to four class II-III drops back-to-back.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
N/A
USGS sampling site: 31 sq.mi.
Rapid
N/A
Quarter-Mile Rips
Rapid
N/A
Put In
Rapid
N/A
Drainage: ~51 sq.mi.
Rapid
N/A
First RR Bridge
Rapid
II+
Warm-up Rapids
Waterfall
III
Right Tongue Drop
Waterfall
III
Left Tongue Drop
Rapid
N/A
Conley Road: 82 sq.mi.
Rapid
N/A
Second RR Bridge
Rapid
N/A
Third RR Bridge
Rapid
N/A
Fourth RR Bridge
Rapid
III+
Rocket Railroad A
Rapid
III+
Rocket Railroad B
Rapid
N/A
Rocky Prominence
Rapid
N/A
Fifth RR Bridge
Rapid
N/A
Sixth RR Bridge
Hazard
III
Cool-down Rapids
Rapid
N/A
Take Out
Rapid
N/A
Seventh RR Bridge: 95 sq.mi.
View Full Run
A) Cayuga to Foster Jnctn. RR bridge (7.6 or 4.3 miles)
Bad
II-III(IV)
7.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater