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Connecticut - Holyoke (Wave-o-Saurus)
Connecticut, Massachusetts, US |
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Holyoke (Wave-o-Saurus)
| Usual Difficulty | I (for normal flows) |
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Wave-o-Saurus!
Wave-o-Saurus!
Photo of Parker Bent, the Legend of the Longboard by Don Williams
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| CONNECTICUT RIVER AT MONTAGUE CITY, MA | ||||
| usgs-01170500 | 35000 - unknown cfs | I | 00h35m | 14000 cfs (rc= -0.3 ) |
River Description
Lotsa folks on the Northeast Paddlers' Massage Board enjoy this spot when spring rains bring it up. It's a mile or two upstream of the Holyoke Dam in Holyoke, along Route 5.
Don Williams gives the beta:
Look for a small parking area off of Rte. 5 with a kiosk and sign saying "Dinosaur
Footprints Reservation." (Editor's note: that would explain the name.) It is 2.1
miles North of the intersection of Rt. 141 and Rte. 5 in Holyoke (exit 17 off of I91) or 5.1
miles South of the Rte. 5 exit in Northampton (exit 18). The playspot is only there when the
Connecticut is at or near peak during the spring snowmelt season. Last spring we even had a
couple of people show up with surfboards and do quite well.
Lat/longitude coords
courtesy of Angela Baldo.
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Holyoke (Wave-o-Saurus), Connecticut Massachusetts, US (mobile)