April 11 PA whitewater trip

swampboy62 · 04-10-2015, 12:08 PM

Looks like the Allegheny and Clarion drainages got between 2" & 3" of rain in the last 24 hours, on top of the heavy rain on Monday & Tuesday. I'm guessing that most of the western PA creeks are going to be running.

That means Pithole, Little Scrubgrass & Mill Creek (into the Allegheny) are all likely to run for class III & up.

Also Scrubgrass, Bear, Deer, Wolf, East Sandy, South Sandy, Neshannock etc etc will be running for class II. Deer Creek is one to note - a 3.5 mile run with something like 25 class II rapids. I've told a lot of paddlers about this run, but never met another who'd been there, because it's so rain dependent and drains out pretty quick. Despite the lack of nearby gauges, I'm betting that it will be running tomorrow.

I'm heading out early on Saturday morning for a run over that way. I'll be taking I-80 east and probably head straight to Deer Creek to check the level. If it turns out to be too low I'll head back west a bit and give Bear Creek a look. If it turns out that somehow the water all ran out way faster than I'd expect then I'll turn north and make East Sandy my destination.

These are all runs that I can do shuttle with on foot or with my bike, so I'll be going regardless. But if anyone wants a warm spring day of class II whitewater you're free to join me. I'll likely be heading out of Warren around 8 am, so I'll be at Deer Creek around 9:30.

Steve Z

04-10-2015, 12:08 PM	#1
swampboy62 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Warren, Ohio Posts: 141 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	April 11 PA whitewater trip Looks like the Allegheny and Clarion drainages got between 2" & 3" of rain in the last 24 hours, on top of the heavy rain on Monday & Tuesday. I'm guessing that most of the western PA creeks are going to be running. That means Pithole, Little Scrubgrass & Mill Creek (into the Allegheny) are all likely to run for class III & up. Also Scrubgrass, Bear, Deer, Wolf, East Sandy, South Sandy, Neshannock etc etc will be running for class II. Deer Creek is one to note - a 3.5 mile run with something like 25 class II rapids. I've told a lot of paddlers about this run, but never met another who'd been there, because it's so rain dependent and drains out pretty quick. Despite the lack of nearby gauges, I'm betting that it will be running tomorrow. I'm heading out early on Saturday morning for a run over that way. I'll be taking I-80 east and probably head straight to Deer Creek to check the level. If it turns out to be too low I'll head back west a bit and give Bear Creek a look. If it turns out that somehow the water all ran out way faster than I'd expect then I'll turn north and make East Sandy my destination. These are all runs that I can do shuttle with on foot or with my bike, so I'll be going regardless. But if anyone wants a warm spring day of class II whitewater you're free to join me. I'll likely be heading out of Warren around 8 am, so I'll be at Deer Creek around 9:30. Steve Z