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Portage NY Class IV+

Upper Jamestown Falls

Raquette - 2) Piercefield to Parmenter Site (NY)

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Gauge Conditions
Raquette River at Piercefield NY Upstream Primary
Runnable: 1,700.0 – 8,000.0 CFS

Runnable range is based on Squires' book.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Upper Jamestown Falls
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

That hole is munchy. It looks like it might weaken in the middle, but with a loaded boat and no one to save my sorry butt, I walked it at 1700 cfs

Location
Type
Portage
Difficulty
Class IV+
Mile Marker
14.8 mi
Directions
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2) Piercefield to Parmenter Site
Raquette
II-V 17.6 mi
Portage recommended — Scout before running and consider carrying around this feature.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater