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Rapid PA Class II+

"Turtle Claw"

Casselman - 4) Markleton to Harnedsville (PA)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Casselman River at Markleton, PA Upstream Primary
Runnable: 2.0 – 6.7 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
"Turtle Claw"
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This rapid called "Turtle Claw" is just a little below "Pinkerton Mixmaster". At the top of the rapid there is a rock that looks a little like a turtle shell that sits on the river right end of a ledge running out from the river left shore. There is a center right tongue past this ledge and the cautious paddler should stay on the right side of this tongue because there are two offset rocks (the "Claw") just beneath the surface on the left side of the tongue that can cause problems. Which is not to say that an aggressive paddler wouldn't be able to boof the turtle shell rock into the eddy behind the ledge, but if the boof is sloppy or missed the downstream rocks can come into play with flipping potential. At certain water levels the usually hidden rocks can become a rooster tail. At higher levels (4.5 - 5.0' and above) the rapid washes out. For the next 3/4 mile there are a series of unnamed class II boulder gardens, gravel bars and small ledges.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
2.7 mi
Directions
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4) Markleton to Harnedsville
Casselman
II-III 11.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater