Piscataquis, E. Branch - Shirley Mills to Blanchard


Piscataquis, E. Branch, Maine, US

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Shirley Mills to Blanchard

Usual Difficulty V (for normal flows)
Length 2.5 Miles
Avg. Gradient 105 fpm

East Branch Piscataquis


East Branch Piscataquis
Photo of Anna Staehli by Chris Hull taken 11/22/03



River Description

Source: Greg and Sue Hanlon's Steep Creeks of New England, which has more info on this run. Text used with permission.

Directions: From Greenville, head South on Rte. 6/15 about 6 miles to Upper Shirley Corner. Bang a right onto Shirley Mills Rd. and continue 1.4 miles to Shirley Pond. The pond is on the right; the dam, on the left. Put in below the dam on river left.
To takeout: head back toward 6/15. About 50 yards from the dam, take your first right onto an old railroad bed / logging road. Drive about 2.3 miles to a small stream crossing under the road and a cabin on the left. The low-water takeout is where this stream meets the East Branch. To get to the high-water takeout, which adds 1.3 miles to the trip, continue on the logging road and take a right down a steep washed-out logging road. Park and take out in the clearing where a small trail leads to the river.

Note: The first complete run of the East Pis was made in 1992 by Scott Murray, Greg Hanlon, and friends.


StreamTeam Status: Verified
Last Updated: 2001-08-29 06:22:10

"slap your mama"

Detail Trip Report  "slap your mama"  @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard, ME(54.77KB .jpeg)

Christian in "Big Balls"

Detail Trip Report  Christian in "Big Balls"  @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard, ME(49.36KB .jpeg)

boof

Detail Trip Report  boof  @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard, ME(68.11KB .jpeg)

Photo#877361

Detail Trip Report    @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard, (56.07KB .jpeg)

Crack drop

Detail Trip Report  Crack drop  @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard, ME(57.92KB .jpeg)

Photo#877363

Detail Trip Report    @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard, ME(50.42KB .jpeg)

Big Balls

Detail Trip Report  Big Balls  @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard, ME(49.94KB .jpeg)

East Branch Piscataquis

Detail Trip Report  East Branch Piscataquis  East Branch Piscataquis, ME(30.08KB .jpeg)

Photo#6364

Detail Trip Report    East Branch Piscataquis, ME(188.61KB .jpeg)

top of the slide

Detail Trip Report  top of the slide  Piscataquis, E. Branch, ME(1.08MB .jpeg)

down under

Detail Trip Report  down under  Piscataquis, E. Branch, ME(1.13MB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Judge by the weir dam at the putin. The water into the riverbed flows over the top of the dam. Thre inches of flow over the dam is a minimum runnable level; six inches is a medium level. You can get an idea of flows in this watershed by checking the Piscataquis at Blanchard gage.

Report - Reports of Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard 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
Piscataquis, E. Branch [ME] top of the slide n/a Jeremy Miller
1y101d14h12m @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard [ME] "slap your mama" 0 cfs Josh Geib
1y113d03h39m @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard [ME] Account of 10/21/10 0 cfs Josh Geib
1y113d03h39m @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard [ME] Christian in "Big Balls" 0 cfs Josh Geib
1y113d03h42m @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard [ME] Big Balls 0 cfs Josh Geib
1y113d03h42m @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard [ME] Account of 10/21/10 0 cfs Josh Geib
1y113d03h42m @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard [ME] Crack drop 0 cfs Josh Geib
1y113d03h42m @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard Account of 11/01/10 0 cfs Josh Geib
1y113d03h42m @Piscataquis, E. Branch Shirley Mills to Blanchard [ME] boof 0 cfs Josh Geib
8y82d08h15m East Branch Piscataquis [ME] East Branch Piscataquis n/a Chris Hull

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