Sunday, January 22, 2012

Passaic: Great Falls upstream


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USGS 01389500 Passaic River at Little Falls NJ
Drainage area:762 mi2
Discharge:1140 cfs
Stage:2.55 ft
Date:2012-01-22 07:30:00
Flood stage:7 ft
Percentile:56.82 %
Class symbol:symbol
% normal (median):118.75 %
% normal (mean):85.60 %

Conditions  
Temperature -4 C Wind Chill - C
Winds NE 10kph


A chilly day, a shortened paddle due to the current strength , but an unexpected discovery- Great Falls, a seriously impresive set of falls , just downstream from the launch. 

The Falls 
Great Falls looking upstream



Great Falls looking downstream

I launched from this landing 


Pavilion on banks 
Detail of pavilion 

A little upstream from here, on the bend, the current grew too strong to make headway Too much snow on the banks for portaging,  so this is where I turned around. 



Adjacent to the launch- another pavilion

The falls are just past this bridge

Footbridge 

Ice build up on my paddle on return to the landing
Back on land- ready for the Giant's game tonight!

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