Whitewater, E.Fk. - a) Richmond (5.8 miles)


Whitewater, E.Fk., Indiana, US

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a) Richmond (5.8 miles)

Usual Difficulty I(IV) (for normal flows)
Length 5.8 Miles
Avg. Gradient 17 fpm
Max Gradient 20 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
EAST FORK WHITEWATER RIVER AT ABINGTON, IN
usgs-03275600 200 - 5000 cfs I(IV) 00h46m 186 cfs (rc= -0.0 )


River Description

Fair gradient should make for a pleasant swiftwater float.

Check out Thistlewaite Falls (not a natural falls, but one created by the damming of the river, causing it (at overflow) to pour across a picturesque scalloped-rock falls. There is also a weir/dam in this area, which could provide play or danger (depending upon access and water levels).


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2006-04-14 11:57:10

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Thistlewaite Falls

Detail Trip Report  Thistlewaite Falls  @Whitewater, E.Fk. a) Richmond (5.8 miles), IN(1.06MB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
EAST FORK WHITEWATER RIVER AT ABINGTON, IN
usgs-03275600 200 - 5000 cfs I(IV) 00h46m 186 cfs (rc= -0.0 )
Gauge is a good distance downstream, but should provide reasonably reliable indication of flows in this reach.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
200 -5000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable I(IV) Best boatable levels uncertain. Help us out! Add a comment or 'report'.

Report - Reports of Whitewater, E.Fk. a) Richmond (5.8 miles) and related gauges

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Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
77d10h50m /Whitewater, E.Fk.-a) Richmond (5.8 miles) [IN] Thistlewaite Falls 0 cfs will reeves

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User Comments
2008-10-18 01:24:16 (1212 days ago)
kayak 101, DON'T MESS WITH LOW HEAD DAMS. Every year several people drown in low head dams. The
hole is terminal, often the sides of the dam are concreted extending down stream so that no eddy
exists on either side. When eddy's do exist they feed the hole with terrible force and speed. Two
years ago (I think it was 2006) a firefighter - water rescue guy, almost drown on the Great Miami
while practicing a rescue from a low head dam. The only reason he didn't drown was the water rescue
team was already there and in the water, (one of the rescue boats got too close to the boil line
and got drug into the dam and flipped). Please portage and avoid low head dams. I have been a raft
guide for ten years in Tennessee, North Carolina and West Virgina, hard boater almost all my life
and I don't even like any concrete in the water anywhere, it always spooks me. Sorry this was so
long............ Edit
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Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
0.0DamHazard
0.0Dam?Hazard
0.0Dam?Hazard
0.0Thistlewaite Falls IVPhoto

Rapid Descriptions

Thistlewaite Falls (Class IV)

Thistlewaite Falls

Thistlewaite Falls
Photo by Will Reeves taken 11/27/11

A sliding drop into a pool




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 a) Richmond (5.8 miles), Whitewater, E.Fk. Indiana, US (mobile)