Printer Friendly West Branch of the Ausable River (Monument Falls to High Falls)

West Branch of the Ausable River (Monument Falls to High Falls)


Stretch: Monument Falls to High Falls
Difficulty: III (IV to V)
Distance: 3.4 miles
Flows: 2.75’ to ~6.0’. USGS Ausable River near Sable Forks gauge
Gradient: 81 fpm average in Wilmington Notch, 60 fpm total
Put-in: Monument Falls on NY-86
Take-out: High Falls Gorge on NY-86
Shuttle: 3.4 miles, (4 minutes one-way)
Season: Spring off snowmelt, summer and fall off of rain
Written: © 2021
Featured in Video A Wet State #158

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