Tenmile - South Dover NY to Gaylordsville Ct


Tenmile, Connecticut, US

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South Dover NY to Gaylordsville Ct

Usual Difficulty I-III (for normal flows)
Length 4.2 Miles


River Description

USGS gage # 01199420 is located on the river but is currently inactive.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2001-04-16 17:38:09

Put In Dogtails Corner

Detail Trip Report  Put In Dogtails Corner  @Tenmile South Dover NY to Gaylordsville Ct, CT(1.08MB .jpeg)

State Line 2

Detail Trip Report  State Line 2  Ten Mile, CT(224.88KB .jpeg)

State Line Rapid

Detail Trip Report  State Line Rapid  Ten Mile, CT(196.97KB .jpeg)


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2010-04-11 07:11:01 (670 days ago)
ngcx6611 (151695)
There is a spot on the right of Dogtail Corners rd, just off rt 55, that has a place for a couple
cars to park and put in. Paddled upstream for a bit than floated back down. Current was moving
fairly fast, gps clocked the max speed (coming back down) at around 6 mph. USGS data suggests for
Tenmile 472 cfs, and gauge 2.6 ft. The water was high enough that only the largest boulders in the
river were an issue. Wouldn't say there was much whitewater. The best part was all of 20 seconds
right after the bridge at Dogtails Corner, but still quite mild. 4-5 people were fishing on the
river.

2010-03-23 03:33:29 (690 days ago)
robbaldrich (151599)
Ran on 3/20/2010. Gauge near state line was at 3.0 feet. Good water, few rocks we couldn't clear,
fun ride. btw, gauge is back on-line at USGS, though not on americanwhitewater.org.

2007-04-15 01:20:24 (1763 days ago)
James DoughertyDetails
ran this again 4/14/07. the guage was at 2.96 and although only slightly higher than the last time
I ran it, it seemed beefer. At this level, right after state line rapid, there were two good
surfing waves, with water deep enough to roll with out hitting rocks. Bulls bridge on-line guage
was about 3500 cfs and about 5.40 (give or take) the flinstone guage seems to have faded after 5ft
but others guess about almost 3ft. At this level, Georges Hole wasn't as fun since it seemed to
keep pushing me to the right. I have been told people have gotten trashed on the extreme right, so
I didn't push my luck.

2006-04-17 18:19:19 (2125 days ago)
James DoughertyDetails
Did this river today 4/15/06 . Although most everything in Southern N.Y. and Ct was too low too
run,Ten mile was runnable.The put in in webatuck,headed east from N.Y. is on the left, across the
street from a bait and tackle. If you see the river on your left leave the road, you went to far.
To get to the take-out in Gaylordsville Ct, continue on 55 East until it ends, make a right then an
immediate left down the hill.<br /><br>
ABOUT THE RIVER: The gauge in N.Y. was at 2.90, kind of low but still fun. The first real rapid is
Stateline.There's an island, we ran left of the island. I was told to stay to the right, angled
right because supposedly there's a possible pinning rock on the left. Although there were two
newbies nervous going down, they did fine. Still, some may want to scout, easly done on river left.
The rapid is near when the river turns left and you see an island with a lot of logs dumped on
it.Not to long after passing a gauge on river left. <br /><br>
A little further down there's a good surf wave which wasn't much at today's level. You can eddie
left behind a rock with a branch about the thickness of a forarm sticking out.<br /><br>
When you get to the confluence of the Hous, you can pull out under the bridge for the appalachian
trail. It's a pretty area and although Rte 7 can't be too far, I couldn't see or hear cars. My kind
of lunch spot.<br /><br>
When you get on the Hous, there's some nice surfin' just as you make the right on to the
Hous.<br /><br>
Last rapid of importance, George's Hole. After the river bends slightly to the right and there's a
beach on the right,you may want to get out and scout. taking this on the right, you'll simply be on
a wave train(easier route). on the left, is the Hole. the Gauge(I think it was after this, but not
sure) was at 3.40. At this level. the hole would stop you momentarily,but not a keeper and a lot of
fun. I suspect at higher levels, it probably gets monsterous but I doubt it will really recycle, of
course I'll watch you go first. After this I believe is when I saw a gauge and then there's another
rapid. My opion is the right will give you more bang for your buck,cause there's a small drop on
the right.<br>
One more thing, I have no idea why it's rated CL2-3. the only thing I would say might verge on a
"3" is Georges Hole on the Hous. Again, the right is just a wave train and if you got
someone "shakey" on you're trip, you can wait for them at the BIG eddy on the right. If
they flip, the rapid is short. To get the paddler, boat and paddle shouldn't present to much of a
problem.

2005-05-17 13:52:49 (2460 days ago)
Jeff LipchusDetails
Ran this at a fairly low level (~200 cfs); doesn't offer much until State Line Rapid, and even
that's rather short-lived. At higher levels, the stretch from State Line to the confluence of the
Housatonic should offer some worthwhile Class II-III.<br>
<br>
Recommended put-in would be on Rte. 55 in Webatuck, NY, right after Dog Tail Corners Road; take-out
on Rte. 7 in Gaylordsville, CT, which is on the Housatonic below the Bull's Bridge section. The
parking area is about 2 miles north from the intersection of 7 and 55.
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