Ausable, W. Branch - 4. High Falls Gorge to the Flume


Ausable, W. Branch, New York, US

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4. High Falls Gorge to the Flume (Whiteface section)

Usual Difficulty V (for normal flows)
Length 2 Miles
Avg. Gradient 100 fpm
Max Gradient 130 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
AUSABLE RIVER NEAR AU SABLE FORKS NY
usgs-04275500 500 - 30000 cfs V 44d22h52m 938 cfs (rc= 0.3 )
The range is a rough SWAG. if it looks like this reach MIGHT be running, be sure to give it a proper look before putting in. This gauge is on the Main Stem Ausable, several miles downstream and after the confluence with the E. Br. Ausable. Use with caution.


River Description

Guidebook: Adirondack Canoe Water, North Flow, by Paul Jamieson and Don Morris, published by the Adirondack Mountain Club.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-05-30 19:40:28

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Detail Trip Report    West Ausable, NY(117.38KB .jpeg)

Location where Tardif drowned

Detail Trip Report  Location where Tardif drowned  West Ausable, NY(101.00KB .jpeg)

Log that killed Tardif

Detail Trip Report  Log that killed Tardif  West Ausable, NY(132.72KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Gauge is located downstream on the main branch of the river.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
AUSABLE RIVER NEAR AU SABLE FORKS NY
usgs-04275500 500 - 30000 cfs V 44d22h52m 938 cfs (rc= 0.3 )
The range is a rough SWAG. if it looks like this reach MIGHT be running, be sure to give it a proper look before putting in.
This gauge is on the Main Stem Ausable, several miles downstream and after the confluence with the E. Br. Ausable. Use with caution.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 500 cfs extremely Low-barely Low V
500 -2000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable V The range is a rough SWAG. if it looks like this reach MIGHT be running, be sure to give it a proper look before putting in.
2000 -30000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable V Rough estimate.

Report - Reports of Ausable, W. Branch 4. High Falls Gorge to the Flume 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
5y255d16h05m West Ausable [NY] Location where Tardif drowned 3.25 Charles Leduc

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User Comments
2010-03-19 11:36:55 (693 days ago)
Cameron BrownDetails
Jay Slater and I ran this section summer 2009. There were 2 class IV drops under the bridge at
Whiteface and close to 2 miles of class II whitewater before we took out above the Flume (and the
drop immediately above the Flume). I think we missed out on some of the action upstream of the
Whiteface putin (we put in right at the chairlift upstream of the bridge at the ski resort), but I
wouldn't rate it Class V. P.S. The Demon falls drop at the end of the flume is good fun!
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 4. High Falls Gorge to the Flume, Ausable, W. Branch New York, US (mobile)