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Rapid NY Class III

Shave And A Haircut

Black - 7. Watertown to Brownville (NY)

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Gauge Conditions

Black River at Watertown NY Upstream Primary

Runnable: 1,000.0 – 6,000.0 CFS

The True Path keeps getting tighter and tighter as the water rises above 2500; at the higher end, most boaters will sneak Knife's Edge.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Hidden by the horizon line, a diagonal hole pushes into a sharp under-cut shelf. Punch the shoulder on the right or get stuffed!

Something has shifted on the run out and created a nice steep, surfable wave