Caesar Creek, Ohio, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | II (varies with level) |
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| Length | 2.8 Miles |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| Caesar Creek near Wellman OH | ||||
| usgs-03242350 | 6.50 - 10.00 ft | II | 04h12m | 6.66 ft (rc= 0.0 ) |
Gwen English provides (2004-08-30 11:50:19):
To the putin: From Waynesville, take Route 73 east, crossing Route 42. Turn right onto
Clarksville Road, turn right into the "gorge". If you cross over the dam, you've gone
too far.
From the putin to the takeout: Come back up out of the "gorge", turn left onto
Clarksville Road, turn left onto Middletown Road (before you get back to Route 73)and follow it
down the hill where it deadends at Corwin Road. Turn left onto Corwin Road. After crossing Caesar
Creek (the bridge is the takeout), turn left into a park/parking area and park there.
I would call this no more than a low class II, but it is a fun run. The ony thing to watch out
for is possible strainers and low-hanging branches.
Low water runs are possible at a little over 6' on the gauge at which the river is an easy class
2. There is some easy play and quit a few good spots for beginner whitewater boaters to
practice ferries, eddy turns, and such. At higher levels (9'+) many of the features
wash out and some decent sized wave trains appear. At flood levels even the wave
trains start to wash out and thoughts of swimming start to look pretty ugly due to the push of
water into the trees.
Be careful of strainers (especially near the take out bridge), the right side is mostly blocked
but the center and left are still open.
Scenery is quite nice through the entire run and the water quality is decent (spills from the
bottom of Caesar Creek lake). You'll see lots of fishermen on low water days so please give
them room, they typically are only on the first and last 1/2 mile or so of the river.
Ron Metzger (5/15/19)
Seven to eight feet on the USGS gauge is a good level; ten is a fast flush with no eddies, and you could probably mountain bike the steambed at five feet.
There are occasional 800-cfs releases out of Caesar Creek Lake.
Click here for the release schedule. (Clicking will open a new browser window.)
Minimum fun level is approx 6.5 feet; I can't say there is a max but the fun level decreases at flood as it all washes out.
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Caesar Creek near Wellman OH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| usgs-03242350 | 6.50 - 10.00 ft | II | 04h12m | 6.66 ft (rc= 0.0 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Flow is regulated by dam immediately above putin/gauge location (239 sq.mi. drainage). |
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Caesar Creek [OH] |
wave scale
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n/a | Ron Metzger | |
| 255d06h27m | /Caesar Creek-Caesar Creek Lake to Little Miami River [OH] |
Too high
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0 cfs | will reeves |
| 356d14h11m | @Caesar Creek Caesar Creek Lake to Little Miami River [OH] |
First Ledge Wave
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7.50 ft | Scott Puthoff |
| 362d14h11m | @Caesar Creek Caesar Creek Lake to Little Miami River [OH] |
End of S-Turn
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6.50 ft | Scott Puthoff |
| 362d14h11m | @Caesar Creek Caesar Creek Lake to Little Miami River |
Big Falls
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6.50 ft | Scott Puthoff |
| 362d14h11m | @Caesar Creek Caesar Creek Lake to Little Miami River |
Surfing at Caesar's
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6.50 ft | Scott Puthoff |
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Caesar Creek Lake to Little Miami River, Caesar Creek Ohio, US (mobile)
User Comments
on SW side of bridge, walk SE across bike path & Bridge back to parking lot (20yds) - Per request
of park rangers, please don't use the East bank next to the parking lot - it's a nature sanctuary.
Water flows nicely with very few issues, ran it 4x in last week @ 8.5ft - it's a quick run but
easily doable twice in 2/2.5hrs
After the second big rapid, there are a couple islands. The normal line around the first is always
to the right, but the second, the line is usually to the left. However, if you run the second
island to the right, there are a couple boulders, the second of which forms a great eddy line for
squirts and plowing enders. Depth is pretty good as well. Just check the depth before you start
flipping to make sure you are bumping your head.
the middle/little to the right. Also, most strainers have moved out of the way for an almost clear
run down the entire river. At the last little rapid (just before the bridge and takeout), the
strainer is out of the way now and you can run it down the deepest part of the river.
a good level for easy play.
strainers. The left passage is still pretty clear. Hopefully, when I volunteer up there over summer
I can get permission from ODNR to clear this out.
one hour run. Easy in at the gorge and easy out at Corwin. Good rapid action. One wipeout at the
biggest rapid, "Hermit's Eye". Definately worth the time if the dam is is flowing out good. We
tried a while back when the water was low and had to turn back because it was too shallow. No
particular dangers out of the ordinary, just a few strainers and such. We highly recomend this run
if you're looking for a little more action than the Little Miami. Great step up. Lots of fun in a
short run. We're going to try to run it again tomorrow. Edit