Whitewater Weekend 7th, 8th, & 9th

mfdanko99 · 04-05-2017, 10:28 PM

Whitewater Weekend-April 7th, 8th, & 9th
What is whitewater kayaking?
Whitewater kayaking is the sport of paddling a*kayak on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater kayaking can range from active, moving water, to demanding, extreme whitewater.

What makes a whitewater river?
Whitewater is formed in a rapid, when a river's gradient increases enough to create so much turbulence that air is entrained into the water body, that is, it forms a bubbly or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water appears white.

What is a Rapid?
Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. Rapids are hydrological features between a run (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a cascade.

(All answers from Wikipedia)

This next event will be the first of it's kind in TCT history. First I want to say TCT is a flat water club that does up to easier class II rapids.

There is a group with in TCT that also likes whitewater. We are not trying to change TCT but give members the opportunity to expand there paddling range.
For paddlers who want to try some whitewater this is a great opportunity to do so with experience paddlers who can help. Some sections wouldn't be a good starter section for whitewater, but others would be a great section to adventure into whitewater.

This weekend will be like no other. There is no set river, no set time for Friday the 7th, Saturday the 8th, & Sunday the 9th
I will be sending an email (or calling if you need) out the night before each day with the river that is selected and some kind of description of the section.

We will be selecting sections based off of water levels the night before.
Bruce Ambrose, Paul Issac, JP, Ron, Matt Brady & myself will be working together to pick the sections.
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This weekend will be a little harder to plan than we originally thought. We like having enough water but we still seem to have to much in certain rivers.

Friday 7th
I spoke with Bruce & John Paul for Friday's paddle. We will not be paddling on Friday due to temperatures, rain, snow & wind that is forecasted.

For Saturday & Sunday looks good and we are looking at possible river that aren't to high.

I will be sending an email out Friday night and Saturday night with the next day trip as well as posting on TCT website.
If you need me to call or text you*please text me. Also check TCT website and I will make sure I get the email out.

Rivers we really would like to do but are on the high side for most of us are-USGS Gauges as of Wednesday
Connoquenessing Creek 3.77ft (ideal is 2-3ft range)
Slippery Rock Creek Lower Section 3.56ft 1440 CFS (ideal for us is 350 or so CFS)
Cuyahoga River Kent 1540 CFS (ideal is 1000 CFS and lower)

Now as crazy as it is there are some rivers I am hoping come up so we might have a chance of paddling them

Ashtabula River- I have to use the Conneaut Gauge, but since they moved that gauge it has been really hard to figure out Ashtabula's level.
I am trying to see if a co worker of mine could check the Painted Gauge at Dewy Rd Bridge. At the Bridge we can go low as 1.5ft up to 3.0 ft.

Ashtabula River has some changes, no longer can you take out at the Haddock ford. They built a new bridge with no parking to access the river. The ford is still there and must be portaged. The only other take out is Indian Trail Park. Now the total length is about 7 miles long.

If we drive up and Ashtabula is to low we aren't out of luck. Conneaut Creek is the next closest to Ashtabula but is also the easiest for whitewater. Mostly class I maybe a class II at higher water.

If we can't run that then we can fall back on the Grand River which is holding a nice level around 6ft that would make some fun Whitewater. Any higher and I wouldn't paddle it.

The Second River I would like to see climb back up is the Chagrin River Aurora Section. Bad news as quickly as it rises it drops even faster.
Give you an idea in the last five year I have only been on it once.

Will send more info as we hit Friday night.

Watch TCT website if interested.
Any questions text or call me
330-766-3129
Mike Danko

04-05-2017, 10:28 PM	#1
mfdanko99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Champion, OH Posts: 1,268 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Whitewater Weekend 7th, 8th, & 9th Whitewater Weekend-April 7th, 8th, & 9th What is whitewater kayaking? Whitewater kayaking is the sport of paddling akayak on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater kayaking can range from active, moving water, to demanding, extreme whitewater. What makes a whitewater river? Whitewater is formed in a rapid, when a river's gradient increases enough to create so much turbulence that air is entrained into the water body, that is, it forms a bubbly or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water appears white. What is a Rapid? Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. Rapids are hydrological features between a run (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a cascade. (All answers from Wikipedia) This next event will be the first of it's kind in TCT history. First I want to say TCT is a flat water club that does up to easier class II rapids.* There is a group with in TCT that also likes whitewater. We are not trying to change TCT but give members the opportunity to expand there paddling range. For paddlers who want to try some whitewater this is a great opportunity to do so with experience paddlers who can help. Some sections wouldn't be a good starter section for whitewater, but others would be a great section to adventure into whitewater. This weekend will be like no other. There is no set river, no set time for Friday the 7th, Saturday the 8th, & Sunday the 9th I will be sending an email (or calling if you need) out the night before each day with the river that is selected and some kind of description of the section. We will be selecting sections based off of water levels the night before. Bruce Ambrose, Paul Issac, JP, Ron, Matt Brady & myself will be working together to pick the sections. __________________________________________________ ________ This weekend will be a little harder to plan than we originally thought. We like having enough water but we still seem to have to much in certain rivers. Friday 7th I spoke with Bruce & John Paul for Friday's paddle. We will not be paddling on Friday due to temperatures, rain, snow & wind that is forecasted. For Saturday & Sunday looks good and we are looking at possible river that aren't to high. I will be sending an email out Friday night and Saturday night with the next day trip as well as posting on TCT website. If you need me to call or text you*please text me. Also check TCT website and I will make sure I get the email out. Rivers we really would like to do but are on the high side for most of us are-USGS Gauges as of Wednesday Connoquenessing Creek 3.77ft (ideal is 2-3ft range) Slippery Rock Creek Lower Section 3.56ft 1440 CFS (ideal for us is 350 or so CFS) Cuyahoga River Kent 1540 CFS (ideal is 1000 CFS and lower) Now as crazy as it is there are some rivers I am hoping come up so we might have a chance of paddling them Ashtabula River- I have to use the Conneaut Gauge, but since they moved that gauge it has been really hard to figure out Ashtabula's level. I am trying to see if a co worker of mine could check the Painted Gauge at Dewy Rd Bridge. At the Bridge we can go low as 1.5ft up to 3.0 ft. Ashtabula River has some changes, no longer can you take out at the Haddock ford. They built a new bridge with no parking to access the river. The ford is still there and must be portaged. The only other take out is Indian Trail Park. Now the total length is about 7 miles long. If we drive up and Ashtabula is to low we aren't out of luck. Conneaut Creek is the next closest to Ashtabula but is also the easiest for whitewater. Mostly class I maybe a class II at higher water. If we can't run that then we can fall back on the Grand River which is holding a nice level around 6ft that would make some fun Whitewater. Any higher and I wouldn't paddle it. The Second River I would like to see climb back up is the Chagrin River Aurora Section. Bad news as quickly as it rises it drops even faster. Give you an idea in the last five year I have only been on it once. Will send more info as we hit Friday night. Watch TCT website if interested. Any questions text or call me 330-766-3129 Mike Danko