The put-in is on Grant's Mill Rd. and has a nice parking area, with a concrete walk-way down to the riverside.
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Our run was at approx. 190 cfs on the USGS gauge, and I think that is as low as I would run it. *update: we did this same class in May 2017 at 118 cfs and we had plenty of water. Using a flatwater kayak instead made a big difference. I now have a Dagger Axis 10.5 for trips like this.* There was one strainer down, with a sandbar on the left for portaging, and a thin line on the right parallel to the tree. Of course after every rain event there will be changes in the wood condition on this run. River water temp was cooler than I expected; air temp was in the 70's.
We were teaching a class to a large group, so the pace was very slow. I believe we spent 6-7 hours on the river. However, based on trips I've done here in times past I believe this trip would normally take about 4 hours. Some of this is river level dependent. The last portion of the trip is without current at 190 cfs. which makes it a slog in a whitewater boat. You will pass under two powerline cuts on the trip; the second powerline is interesting. A person on the trip told me that the towers date back to the 1930's or so. They were originally windmills bought from Sears and Roebuck, which the power company converted to hold powerlines, and they are still in use today.
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