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Playspot IA

Tew Shanez

Cedar - Charles City Whitewater (IA)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 601.0 – 15,000.0 CFS

low runnable, DD moderate playboating, front surf, flatspin, very low angle cartwheels at the higher end of this range. 1000-1500 is the best for riversurfing/

Photo
Tew Shanez
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Generally a foamy and bouncy wavey hole but can green up at super low flows. At good flows, its deep enough for freestyle tricks. Eddy service is from river right, but the feature tends to feed you river-left and out. On rare occasions this feature forms two fun, friendly foam piles split by a green tongue (*this is referred to by the locals as "Tew Shaning". Why? You’ll have to ask the locals!)

0-600: can be green or foamy. Can surf in a boat but do not window-shade (super shallow)!

600-1800: can be green but more often foamy. Can front surf and spin or very low angle cartwheels. Window-shading still dangerous (still shallow). Can be a bit of fun for riversurfing/SUPsurfing if its green.

1800-3500: typically foamy but can occasionally Tew Shanez*.  On the low end of this range, it’s still shallow but can surf/flatspin in a boat. Once flows hit about 2500cfs, its freestyle playboating time!

3500-5500: A foamy wave-ish hole. Eddy access from river-right but you’ll need to paddle vigorously to access the feature. It’s deep enough but tough to plug because of its wave-ish nature.

5500-8000: Still a wave-ish hole but catch on the fly (eddy access disappears).

8000-10,000: a beginner wave forms far river-right, but access is challenging as you have to paddle/pull yourself up through willows in the water.

~11,000+: It tends to flatten out.

Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
0.0 mi
Directions
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Charles City Whitewater
Cedar
II(III) 0.3 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater