Housatonic,

below Falls Village Hydro Plant (Rattlesnake)

Usual Difficulty	III-IV (may vary with level)
Length	0.5 Miles

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
HOUSATONIC RIVER AT FALLS VILLAGE, CT.
usgs-01199000	1200 - 10000 cfs	III-IV	03h50m	1620 cfs (rc= 0.0 )
	Best boatable levels uncertain. Help us out with a comment or report.

River Description

From Kenny Unser:
The Rattlesnake is west of Rt. 7 in Falls Village, CT. It is south of Canaan and north of Cornwall. Follow signs to Falls Village. When you see a small cluster of stores, continue under the railroad bridge and around the hydro plant. The Rattlesnake section ends at the Steel Bridge that crosses the river above the hydro plant. The run can be accessed on the river right shore just north of the steel bridge and just below Great Falls.

The Housatonic Area Canoe and Kayak Squad (HACKS) has some good local knowledge of this section, as well as the Bull's Bridge and Swift's Bridge sections. There is an annual Class-A slalom event on the Rattlesnake that draws boaters from around the country.

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.

Check out this article from the AW Journal archives. Also check out the Swift's Bridge and Bull's Bridge sections.