River Reports

Nov 8, 2020

Route: North (downstream), 2/3 of the way
Time: 1:30PM - 3:30PM
Weather: Unseasonably warm
River depth at launch: 1.0m
Mosquitoes: none
River blockages: beaver dam 2/3 of the way on the north route
Wildlife spotted: great horned owl, deer
Comments: took advantage of the warm weather this week that melted the thin ice that had previously formed. Almost certainly the last kayak outing of the year.

Oct 3, 2020

Route: North (downstream), 2/3 of the way
Time: 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Weather: Cool, mostly sunny
River depth at launch: 0.5m
Mosquitoes: none
River blockages: one portage required
Wildlife spotted: great horned owl, wood ducks, gray squirrels
Comments: the beaver has been hard at work building his dam, which blocks the river 2/3 of the way downstream. This has the benefit of raising river levels upstream, keeping it easily high enough to continue kayaking on.

Sep 19, 2020

Route: North (downstream), old river path
Time: 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Weather: Warm, sunny
River depth at launch: 0.5m
Mosquitoes: none
River blockages: one portage required
Wildlife spotted: great horned owl, painted turtles, deer
Comments: blockage 2/3 of the way on the north path is still there. Attempted to go on old river path, was much too shallow.

Sep 12, 2020

Route: North (downstream), to new/old intersection and back
Time: 10:45AM - 2:30PM
Weather: Warm, sunny
River depth at launch: 0.5m
Mosquitoes: none
River blockages: one portage required
Wildlife spotted: great horned owls, lots of painted turtles
Comments: blockage 2/3 of the way on the north path is still there.

Sep 7, 2020

Route: North (downstream), new river path
Time: 10:30AM - 12:30PM
Weather: Chilly, sunny, windy
River depth at launch: 0.5m
Mosquitoes: none
River blockages: one portage required
Wildlife spotted: deer, mallards, blue jays
Comments: a new blockage has formed 2/3 of the way on the north path. This blockage requires a portage. It is also affecting water levels downstream; the water level at the entrance to the old river path is too low to kayak on.

Sep 3, 2020

Route: North (downstream), 2/3 of the way and back
Time: 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Weather: Cool, sunny, windy
River depth at launch: 0.5m
Mosquitoes: none
River blockages: some obstacles including tight squeezes, no portages required
Wildlife spotted: painted turtles, great horned owls, beaver


Aug 31, 2020

Route: South (upstream) to highway and back
Time: 3:30PM - 4:30PM
Weather: Cool, mostly cloudy
River depth at launch: 0.5m
Mosquitoes: none
River blockages: two portages
Wildlife spotted: mallards, red squirrel
Comments: River is very low, this section is almost impassable at this water level.

Aug 19, 2020

Route: North (downstream) to old river end and back
Time: 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Weather: Warm, mostly cloudy
River depth at launch: 1m
Mosquitoes: low
River blockages: some obstacles, no portages required
Wildlife spotted: painted turtles, great horned owl, belted kingfisher