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Waterfall NY

Spine Compressor

American Whitewater 43.6131, -75.3389

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Gauge Conditions

Moose River at McKeever NY Upstream Primary

Runnable: 2.0 – 8.0 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Below the next dam pond is a dam on the right under a green bridge. This is the top of Spine Compressor, a seldom run drop that requires either very high flows, or heavily damaged splash boards. Go center on the dam and continue down a small wave train towards the lip. Be sure to hit the crease where there is the most flow right of center. A strong boof stomped at the last moment is the only way to have a soft landing. At most there is 2ft of fast moving water down there. The hole after the drop is no joke, be ready for a huge hit. Once you recover another drop is around the bend before you get to a camp site on the right.