Surf Spot

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Account we found one flat stretch in several miles and decided to do a little kayak sledding with the left over snow. Hans was our probe in his canoe, this is Matt Filippelli in an M3. this is the take-out for WCC Big Brook to rt8 and the South Branch WCC sections. parking and access are excellent. there's also a level dependent wave above the route 8 bridge which can get 30' wide and a couple feet tall. this is the put-in for WCC's South Branch. park to the right at the base of the dead-end. posted signs everywhere so don't wander into the woods. road signs were very bullet riddled. it was Matt or Hans who said some places down south they put a case of beer on the hood of the shuttle car to apease locals. we were fine but kept our action discreet none-the-less. this was what we were looking for! after a mile plus of flat water the river started into many miles of class II-III. its a bit narrower than the main branch. gage level is only approximate. its many miles down river and below the merge with the main branch, its still a good reference though. Hans shoots for a wave under a cable crossing (cables are not too low, but marked with large concrete abutments). after this the river gets fast/narrow and produces some large wave holes. don't be fooled, the flat lasts for just over a mile, but only delays the gradient. the rest of the run has relentless class II and III rapids. For the full-sized version of this photo, click here.
Time 2006-04-15 20:00:00 GMT
Reported Date April 1, 2006
River Reported West Canada Creek, S. Branch
Reporter
Author of report
Adrian VandenBout
River
West Canada Creek, S. Branch [NY]
low
00h38m
Reported Level 3000+ @ Wilmurt
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kayak sledding

Detail Trip Report  kayak sledding  West Canada Creek, S. Branch, NY(2.36MB .mov)

take out

Detail Trip Report  take out  West Canada Creek, S. Branch, NY(390.14KB .jpeg)

put-in

Detail Trip Report  put-in  West Canada Creek, S. Branch, NY(431.47KB .jpeg)

be nice to locals

Detail Trip Report  be nice to locals  West Canada Creek, S. Branch, NY(407.73KB .jpeg)

looking to peel-out

Detail Trip Report  looking to peel-out  West Canada Creek, S. Branch, NY(407.81KB .jpeg)

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Detail Trip Report  surf spot  West Canada Creek, S. Branch, NY(389.92KB .jpeg)

not flat for ever

Detail Trip Report  not flat for ever  West Canada Creek, S. Branch, NY(376.51KB .jpeg)

Surf Spot

Detail Trip Report  Surf Spot  West Canada Creek, S. Branch, NY(54.55KB .jpeg)


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