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Organizer(s): Richard Larsen
Date: 2004-04-17
Kayakers (K1): Nelson Morgan, Craig Carline
Canoers (OC1): Richard Larsen, Sheri Larsen, Len Carpenter, Ed Amidon
Predominantly: Nov-int WW
Water Level: Medium low
Primary Realtime USGS Gauge Site: West Hartford
Primary Realtime USGS Gauge Flow (cfs), e.g. '797': 2200
The day was unexpectedly warm, with a lot of hazy sunshine. The river was relatively low, reading 2200cfs downstream at West Hartford, compared to 3100cfs as typical for this time of year. We had a 3.5 hour paddle, including lunch at the Gaysville ledges, from the Tweed River put-in to the take-out along the road (Vt 107) a few miles below Gaysville. The only incident of note was that a large tree was across the tight channel as the Tweed emptied into the White, and the tree 'grabbed' and rolled one of the canoes. We had a wet paddler, but the air temperature made this a non-problem. All continued on the trip. It is interesting to note that the river has completed re-routing itself where Stony Brook enters, as it as fully eroded the left bank by perhaps 10 feet, and all the flow is now down that side of the old concrete trestle pilings. There are a lot of trees in the water along the left shore in this area, and further downstream, making a minor risk of strainers.
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