Woodhull Creek - Meekerville Bridges to Steel Bridge on Woodhull Rd


Woodhull Creek, New York, US

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Meekerville Bridges to Steel Bridge on Woodhull Rd (Miracle Mile)

Usual Difficulty III+(V) (for normal flows)

Jake on Grind


Jake on Grind
Photo of Jake Holmes by R. Yager taken 7/2006 @ Medium/High

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BLACK RIVER NEAR BOONVILLE NY
usgs-04252500 4.50 - 12.00 ft III+(V) 01h19m 4.31 ft (rc= -0.0 )


River Description

Directions to:

Use the directions from the Horton Rd to Meekerville section, put in at the Take Out
Or put-in on Little Woodhull Creek which you'll pass over right before you get to the left over the tracks (you will see, check it out)

Take Out at the steel deck bridge on Woodhull Rd.

# Please respect the land owners.


River Description

There is an infinite number of ways to run this river, everytime there's a split in the river, the splits have different rapids.
Check out the drop above and then below the bridge on Little Woodhull, the small creek you paddle by after Bump and Run.
We've taken less than 10 minutes to run this section, and we've also taken over 3 hrs. Have fun!


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-06-21 00:43:44

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creekin

Detail Trip Report  creekin  @Woodhull Creek Meekerville Bridges to Steel Bridge on Woodhull Rd, NY(72.34KB .jpeg)

Steep Play Hole

Detail Trip Report  Steep Play Hole  Woodhull Creek, NY(60.26KB .jpeg)

2 at a Time

Detail Trip Report  2 at a Time  Woodhull Creek, NY(739.80KB .jpeg)

J Rod Punching MPG

Detail Trip Report  J Rod Punching MPG  Woodhull Creek, NY(753.26KB .jpeg)

ABIW Rob

Detail Trip Report  ABIW Rob  Woodhull Creek, NY(124.79KB .jpeg)

ABIW Rob

Detail Trip Report  ABIW Rob  Woodhull Creek, NY(746.94KB .jpeg)

Steep and Cheap Jake

Detail Trip Report  Steep and Cheap Jake  Woodhull Creek, NY(738.77KB .jpeg)

Second part of ABIW

Detail Trip Report  Second part of ABIW  Woodhull Creek, NY(746.94KB .jpeg)

Virginia's Slot at 14'

Detail Trip Report  Virginia's Slot at 14'  Woodhull Creek, NY(103.08KB .jpeg)

Jake running the chute in Virginias

Detail Trip Report  Jake running the chute in Virginias  Woodhull Creek, NY(118.57KB .jpeg)

J Rods Slide

Detail Trip Report  J Rods Slide  Woodhull Creek, NY(132.88KB .jpeg)

J Rod in Jakob's Ladder

Detail Trip Report  J Rod in Jakob's Ladder  Woodhull Creek, NY(691.26KB .jpeg)

Take Out at Big Level

Detail Trip Report  Take Out at Big Level  Woodhull Creek, NY(125.27KB .jpeg)

J Rod on Grind

Detail Trip Report  J Rod on Grind  Woodhull Creek, NY(763.09KB .jpeg)

Another Brick in the Wall

Detail Trip Report  Another Brick in the Wall  Woodhull Creek, NY(149.56KB .jpeg)

BigWaterBumpandGrind

Detail Trip Report  BigWaterBumpandGrind  Woodhull Creek, NY(95.26KB .jpeg)

Big Hole in Bump and Grind

Detail Trip Report  Big Hole in Bump and Grind  Woodhull Creek, NY(95.15KB .jpeg)

Jake on Grind

Detail Trip Report  Jake on Grind   Woodhull Creek, ny(100.19KB .jpeg)

Running bump

Detail Trip Report  Running bump  Woodhull Creek, NY(14.17MB .mov)

Dustin @ Jacobs Ladder

Detail Trip Report  Dustin @ Jacobs Ladder  Woodhull Creek, NY(13.05MB .mov)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Count the lines in the concrete bridge abutment at the Take Out in the center of the bridge;
8 or more it is too low :(
3 or less lines showing we're talking about huge levels (IV+/V)...Holes are BIG!
(we ran it w/ 3 lines showing, some drops we walked)


Woodhull Creek feeds the Black and comes up quicker than the Black after rain. The Creek drains a couple of small/medium sized lakes, so it holds water relatively well.

We paddled it 25 times this summer (May - October)

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BLACK RIVER NEAR BOONVILLE NY
usgs-04252500 4.50 - 12.00 ft III+(V) 01h19m 4.31 ft (rc= -0.0 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
4.50 -12.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable III+(V)

Report - Reports of Woodhull Creek Meekerville Bridges to Steel Bridge on Woodhull Rd 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
Woodhull Creek [ny] Jake on Grind Medium/High Robert Yager
Woodhull Creek [NY] Steep Play Hole Medium/Low Robert Yager
1y156d16h18m /Woodhull Creek-Meekerville Bridges to Steel Bridge on Woodhull Rd [NY] creekin 0 cfs donald nelson
1y315d15h18m /Woodhull Creek-Meekerville Bridges to Steel Bridge on Woodhull Rd [NY] Woodhull, 7 2/3 blocks under bridge, 6.03 on Black, estimated 2+/3 6.03 ft David Brucas
2y313d19h18m /Woodhull Creek-Meekerville Bridges to Steel Bridge on Woodhull Rd [NY] Woodhull, 5.5 blocks under bridge, 8.9 on Black, estimated class 4 8.90 ft David Brucas
2y314d19h18m /Woodhull Creek-Meekerville Bridges to Steel Bridge on Woodhull Rd [NY] Woodhull, 7.0 blocks under bridge, 7.00 on Black, estimated class 3 7.00 ft David Brucas
3y46d07h18m Woodhull Creek [NY] Dustin @ Jacobs Ladder 7.5 Todd Caza

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User Comments


2011-12-01 09:38:37 (72 days ago)
AbNormative (153725)
The put-in shown in the maps on the Map and Directions tabs is not the normal put-in -- it is the
alternative put-in on the Little Woodhull. Likewise, the Map and Directions tabs for the middle
section of Woodhull Creek (http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/5063/) show
the wrong put-in and takeout for that section -- both are shown as being on the Little Woodhull
instead of the main Woodhull. Read the verbal descriptions on the RiverMain tabs of both sections
for the correct put-ins.

2010-03-23 10:28:34 (690 days ago)
Chris MorelliDetails
run is mostly clean of hazards as of spring run off 2010

2009-08-17 12:30:33 (908 days ago)
STRAINER ACROSS FIRST SURF HOLE. this is at the begining river left channel before steep and cheap
and before the second surf hole . It will be easy to get out but has proven a challenge in pinning
one paddler. USE caution. Will update when it is out. Thanks Edit

2009-07-08 01:16:54 (949 days ago)
again: LAST RAPID RIVER RIGHT, mashpotatoes and gravy, IS A KEEPER HOLE. swimmer recicualtion even
at low levels, refeeding boil. USE CAUTION have a throwrope and SCOUT when in doubt. safe route
river left boof around the rock. Edit

2009-06-01 11:12:58 (985 days ago)
as far as the last drop's hole at higher waters there is that death boil that forms, it is pretty
dangerous so scout, check the boof option river left on that drop or follow the river that goes
left around thatt drop and there is a little drop with some decent surf holes Edit

2009-05-14 02:37:51 (1004 days ago)
Woodhull Creek has a severe hydraulic on right side, last drop. Dave Hoover failed to punch the
hole at a low to medium level. He couldnt blast the hole in a play boat. A creased entrance to the
hole is further locked by a 4 meter diameter boil 1 meter off the drop. Its a water pin. He side
surfed the trough for 5 minutes before he pulled his skirt and caught a rope, but was recirclulated
while holding the rope. His partner pulled with full power, and he escaped, barely. Edit

2009-04-11 12:38:54 (1036 days ago)
David BrucasDetails
04-Apr-09 We ran the Little Woodhull into the Woodhull (starting at the dam on Kincaid Road). The
bridge at the Woodhull takeout was showing 5.5 blocks on the center pillar and the Black gauge was
8.9 feet. I estimate the level of the Little Woodhull as Class 4, and the Woodhull as Class 4. None
of us ran Virginia's as it looks very retentive. One of our class 5 boaters ran the center power
slide next to Virginia's (the rest of us "clucked".)

2009-04-11 12:38:19 (1036 days ago)
David BrucasDetails
03-Apr-09 We ran the Little Woodhull into the Woodhull (starting at the dam on Kincaid Road). The
bridge at the Woodhull takeout was showing 7.0 blocks on the center pillar and the Black gauge was
7.0 feet. I estimate the level of the Little Woodhull as Class 3, and the Woodhull as Class 3. We
all ran Virginia's no problem.
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Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
0.1Bump and GrindIII+Putin Photo
0.2Jakob's LadderIIIWaterfall Photo
0.3JRods SlideIIIWaterfall Photo
0.4Virginias SlotIII+Waterfall Photo
0.5Another Brick In the WallIII+Waterfall Photo
0.5Steep and Cheap III+Waterfall Photo
0.8Mash Potatoes and GravyIII+Waterfall Photo
1.0Steel Bridge Take OutITakeout Photo

Rapid Descriptions

Bump and Grind (Class III+, Mile 0.1)

BigWaterBumpandGrind

BigWaterBumpandGrind
Photo taken 2006 @ Medium/Low

The river right side is Bump and river left is Grind. Bump is good at higher water, Grind anytime.

Jakob's Ladder (Class III, Mile 0.2)

J Rod in Jakob's Ladder

J Rod in Jakob's Ladder
Photo by Rob taken 2006 @ Medium/Low

Second Rapid (River Left)

JRods Slide (Class III, Mile 0.3)

J Rods Slide

J Rods Slide
Photo of J Rod on JRS by Rob taken 2006 @ Medium/Low

2nd Rapid River Right

Virginias Slot (Class III+, Mile 0.4)

Jake running the chute in Virginias

Jake running the chute in Virginias
Photo by Rob taken 2006 @ Medium/Low

3rd Rapid River Left

Another Brick In the Wall (Class III+, Mile 0.5)

Second part of ABIW

Second part of ABIW
Photo of Rob in ABIW by Jake taken 2006 @ Medium/Low

3rd Center

Steep and Cheap (Class III+, Mile 0.5)

2 at a Time

2 at a Time
Photo of Steep and Cheap Slide by Jake taken 2006 @ Medium/Low

3rd Rapid River Right

Mash Potatoes and Gravy (Class III+, Mile 0.8)

Big Brother

Big Brother
Photo of Reedy River Falls @ Low


Steel Bridge Take Out (Class I, Mile 1.0)

Take Out at Big Level

Take Out at Big Level
Photo of JRod standing where we ussually park. by Rob taken 2006 @ Medium/Low



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