Neversink - 1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley


Neversink, New York, US

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1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley

Usual Difficulty II-IV (for normal flows)
Length 13 Miles

Soft Landing


Soft Landing
Photo by Steve McLuckie taken 06/20/09

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
NEVERSINK RIVER AT BRIDGEVILLE NY
usgs-01436690 640 - 5000 cfs II-IV 01h15m 296 cfs (rc= -0.1 )


River Description

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.
Adam, from the Northeast Paddlers' Massage Board:
"There are two major drops on Neversink. Denton Falls is a slide run straight down the middle with no holes at the bottom. High Falls is small vertical drop of 8+ feet(??), easily run far river right. After High Falls is about 3 - 3.5, maybe 4, miles of flat to class 2 rapids.

"In between Denton and High Falls is the Gorge section, which is class 3-4 depending on levels. Over 7.5, I would say it is a 4. Lots of holes, waves and sticky spots. At bottom of the gorge, there are some waves to surf at 6 - 7 feet, above that they become pretty sticky. The river is not a great play river, with only ahandful of waves on the 6-8 miles. However, it is beautiful and absolutly desolate. Have seen bald eagles every time I've been down. The put-in is at Holiday Mtn. Ski area (public fishing access). The take-out is off of Rte. 209 at the D&H Canal museum in Huguenot NY, about 10 miles from Port Jervis."


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Last Updated: 2010-12-04 06:14:31

Neversink Scenery

Detail Trip Report  Neversink Scenery  @Neversink 1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley, NY(304.93KB .jpeg)

Neversink Gorge

Detail Trip Report  Neversink Gorge  @Neversink 1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley, NY(270.10KB .jpeg)

Two Choices

Detail Trip Report  Two Choices  @Neversink 1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley, NY(224.28KB .jpeg)

Soft Landing

Detail Trip Report  Soft Landing  @Neversink 1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley, NY(224.40KB .jpeg)

Jordan runs HighFalls

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Denton Falls

Detail Trip Report  Denton Falls  @Neversink 1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley, NY(264.16KB .jpeg)

High falls

Detail Trip Report  High falls  Never sink Gorge, NY(4.43KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Minimum gage level from Adam, on the Northeast Paddlers' Massage Board. He says that it turns into solid class IV at 7.5 feet.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
NEVERSINK RIVER AT BRIDGEVILLE NY
usgs-01436690 640 - 5000 cfs II-IV 01h15m 296 cfs (rc= -0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
640 -5000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II-IV The max limit is a rough guess. If you have good beta on runnable levels, please add a comment.

Report - Reports of Neversink 1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
2y233d03h02m /Neversink-1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley [NY] Jordan runs HighFalls 0 cfs Steve McLuckie
2y233d03h13m /Neversink-1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley [NY] Account of 04/22/11 0 cfs Steve McLuckie
2y233d03h15m /Neversink-1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley [NY] Neversink Gorge 0 cfs Steve McLuckie
2y233d03h19m @Neversink 1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley [NY] Denton Falls 1400 cfs Steve McLuckie
2y236d03h06m /Neversink-1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley [NY] Soft Landing 0 cfs Steve McLuckie
2y236d03h10m /Neversink-1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley [NY] Two Choices 1400 cfs Steve McLuckie
2y236d03h19m @Neversink 1. Rock Hill to Oakland Valley [NY] Neversink Scenery 1400 cfs Steve McLuckie
4y181d03h43m Never sink Gorge [NY] High falls It was below minimum James Dougherty

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User Comments


2011-04-22 06:48:35 (294 days ago)
Steve McLuckieDetails
Aside from parking issues at the bridge, I'd guess that it's not convenient to stick to the legal
right of way while taking out. I also don't think we're likely to be hassled as long as we park
well. About 1.5 miles further downstream there's a pullout that's big enough for 3 cars or so.
There's a nice rapid just after the bridge, but it's mostly very easy from there to the pullout.
I'd suggest taking a look at Denton Falls. I don't think it's likely to collect wood, but by the
time you can see the bottom of the tongue your options are limited.

2011-04-21 10:45:01 (295 days ago)
rebel1916 (151752)
The route 49 bridge is heavily posted all around. So I would make sure I was parked legally. There
is what looks to be a long term strainer wedged across the channel in the middle of the bridge. It
is underwater and passable just river left of the right abutment. Denton's doesn't need to be
scouted just be to the right of the hump. I would scout high falls. R-2ed the whole 18 or so miles
with my wife and we saw at least 10 bald eagles. Or maybe the same eagle 10 times.

2007-06-29 06:31:24 (1687 days ago)
James DoughertyDetails
Took a hike at low water level when there wasnt really enough water to paddle most of it. Went to
high falls and stood a the base of the falls, river left, where water was droping off just to the
right of me while facing upstream. I was able to see over so at least on river left it's about 5.5
ft. I always hear people going down the right side, middle looked like it would be serious and the
hardest. I never heard someone going down river left but it looked like it would be easy. My
concern would be enough water to land in. It was a beutiful area and at times walking along the
river I would have to back track as the bank would rise until I couldnt go forward due to no more
room to walk and it was way to steep to climb up. Getting out of this river without a kayak might
prove to be difficult, particuliarly if you are injured. I would suggest bringing a USGS map and
compass. There is a trail probably no more than a few yards to a 1/2 mile, depending where you are,
that runs along the river, at least on river left. In places you may find it hard to get to.
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Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
0.0Denton falls to high falls

Rapid Descriptions

Denton falls to high falls

 There are several rapids in this section. This description is based on running it at 920 cfs. At said level I would say this section is a CL3+, but I can see how at higher water this could become CL4.  The real fun begins at Denton falls where the character of the river changes for the next 1.5 - 2 miles. No real big holes to worry about at Denton falls. but you need to pick your way down. We scouted on river right when we saw the first horizon line, Denton Falls. Once you get to Denton Falls  the gradient picks up and the river will get more narrow in places causing the water to get deeper which creates bigger waves and holes. With exception to Denten Falls and High Falls what looked liked horrizon lines disappeared as we got closer so boat scouting sufficed until high falls. At high falls we scouted on river right and was easily able to see our left line. Scouting from the left may prove to be tricky and perhaps a poor choice. We chose a far river left boof. We followed this creeky line which is seperated from the the rest of the river (at least at 920 cfs). Following this creeky section it takes a hard right so we followed the flow around the right turn and driving right to not to get pushed to far left, and boofed into the meat that almost looks like a hole but is not. The trick is when pushing right don't point to much to the right and go over sideways. Two people on my 2nd trip down got stuck for a bit. As long as your kayak is pointed12 or 1 o'clock , you should be fine.  We would dive into the water, submerge, and it felt like a big hand pushed me out and upward. A lot of fun. After high falls, the River turns to it's previous character, tame in comparison.  

 The rest of the way down after High Falls is a lot of CL2, mabe two more CL3 rapids and some flat water.

 BTW, the first time down I parked at The hikers parking lot on Katrina Falls road. A bit of a hike in, a quarter mile I guess.  Take the blue trail to the first yellow trail on your left. It's worth it if it's icey since we were were able to sliegh ride some portions of the trail which was also fun. I don't know if I would put in this way on a hot day, but it sure cuts off a lot of flat water, mabe a mile and a half of mostly flat.




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