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Branch River Icebreaker

Posted by Erik on 3/12/2018, 5:43 am

As a 'nod' to all the years that RICKA ran the Rhode Island Whitewater Championships, we'll run the Branch River (Harrisville to Nasonville) this Sunday, March 18th. We’ll meet at the new put-in below the library and apartments at 10:30. The driveway down to the river is at 4 Central Street, Harrisville, RI. This is a 7- mile trip with a couple of short class II rapids depending on water level. Cold water gear and proper experience required.

Re: Branch River Icebreaker

Posted by Erik on 3/14/2018, 6:07 am, in reply to "Branch River Icebreaker"

The gage is going up - would be nice if it was around 4', 500 cfs. We haven't had a level like that in years. Plenty of snow to melt over the next few days.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ri/nwis/uv?site_no=01111500

Re: Branch River Icebreaker

Posted by Erik on 3/19/2018, 5:26 am, in reply to "Re: Branch River Icebreaker"

It was a balmy 23° when we met at the put-in in Harrisville. It ended up being just Tommy and me, but we met Chuck who paddled up from the take-out, and Bill who met us for a burger at Gators Pub. Level was OK – 3.5’, 300 cfs. The river was pretty clear after it iced out in January, but with three recent Nor'easters there are a bunch of trees down now. Fortunately nothing that we needed to portage around. There is one tree down on river left at the bottom of Glendale. Good time as always. Few pictures here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/eckilson/albums/72157666855435478

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