River Levels Graphs Thanks to The U.S. Geological Survey
I have written notes and photos in Word for local streams.
CODORUS Creek NEAR YORK, PA. I believe the Upper Dee rapid should be rated a class III due to the lack of a clear line, the submerged rocks [Roster Rock and others], and the big Mushroom rock at the end of the rapid.
Mike Betts from the Conewago Club says that the cfs is a better guage for the Codorus. He recommends a flow of 200 cfs as the minium flow. Sometimes when you just need the exercise and run the Codorus at less than 200 cfs, we will all understand. Arial Photo of Codorus where it enters the Susquehana>
You usually guage the Muddy River by whether the Codorus is runable.
SUSQUEHANNA River at HARRISBURG, PA - most paddlers like Dauphin Narrows above 4 feet.
See note 1 below. Arial Photo of Nauphin Narrows.
Bob Barrett surfing the Brainbridge Wave.
LEHIGH River below FRANCIS E. WALTER RES. near WHITE HAVEN - paddle above 500 cfs [cubic feet per second] Release Bulletins for the Lehigh River. Virtual Tour or the Lehigh and much more... Corp of Engineers Releases.
YELLOW BREECHES Creek near CAMP HILL, PA [See note 2 below.] Aerial photo of Messiah with Yellow Breeches loop!. See Note 3. Arial Map of Yellow Breeches and Messiah College.
YOUGHIOGHENY River below CONFLUENCE, PA - paddle above 1.5 feet.
[Gauge reading is higher than reading at Ohiopile put in by 6 inches or more!
SHENANDOAH RIVER at Milleville, VA I paddled this river at 2.3 FT on the guage 7/03. Nice class 2+ level but low!
Good Description of the Shenandoah by American White Water
Nescopek River near Hazelton PA - Check for over 100 cfs in the Wapwallopen Creek. This run is almost continuous class 2-3 white water!

US Whitewater Accident Database by American Whitewater Affiliation
The Canoe Club of Greater Harrisburg [CCHG] Click Here!
Susquehanna River Basin Stations, click here to take you to a multitude of River Level Graphs.
All Parks run by the National Park Service
New River Gorge Photo Gallery.
a List of Intermediate Paddling Skills
All gauges in Virginia.

This information is NOT intended as a recommendation about paddling any river. Remember, white water boating is dangerous and should only attempted with knowledgeable people and excellent equipment!!
Some dangers include:
Drowning - Always wear a good PFD zipped up!
Hypothermia - Have good cold water equipment.
Hitting your head on a rock - Always wear a helmet.
Being trapped under water by a tree or undercut rock - Know where you are going! Never paddle alone! I [Bob Barrett] will be paddling about every weekend and you would be welcomed to join me. e-mail me. or go on the local club's trips. The local club is the Canoe Club of Greater Harrisburg [CCHG] and you can find then on the web. Click Here!
Getting caught in a hydraulic or wave behind a covered rock -Know where you are going! Have a guide!

All water conditions should be respected and careful planning done to protect against drowning or physical injury. While the danger of driving to the river may actually be greater than the danger on the water, be very careful and do not attempt to boat white water above your skill level. If you can not afford or borrow good equipment don't go when it's cold or class 2 or above!!
Click here to see personal kayak .mpg videos.

Note 1:
I was at Dauphin Narrows today [2/5/99] at 6.2 feet. This level washes out many of the play spots. It was a tremendous aerobic workout with some great surfing waves, AND it is for the advanced paddlers. I was on the Sus. 2002 Spring at 5+ feet. There were some terrific "big water" waves and a mystery move hole on river right!

"The wave" on river right is called Sutton's wave. It is just above the highway wall. This wave is good when the level is around 4 feet. At 3.1 feet the wave is too rocky!
There is a nice ender spot at the bottom of the ledges 100 yards from river left. I call it Four Foot Ender Rock!
Note 2:
From Keystone Canoeing by Ed Gertler p.151, 152
“The Yellow Breeches Creek is a high quality canoe stream that is convenient [to Harrisburg]. Flowing through a limestone valley, Yellow Breeches is endowed with numerous, gushing tributary springs... [The Yellow Breeches] below Rt. 15 is wooded and seems amazingly remote... The creek wanders at the base of bluffs and even rock cliffs, interrupted by more open reaches of farms and rolling fields. Development along this section, which includes an attractive college campus, is usually spotty. Those houses that are present are unusually pretty. Some are absolutely beautiful."
Note 3:
Canoers/Kayakers are welcomed to park at this college [Messiah College] at the Starry Field which is 30 feet from the Creek. There is a parking lot called the Pit at the far end of the campus which is 150 yards from the Yellow Breeches. You can park there and paddle about one hour with the put-in and the take-out both in Messiah. At Messiah they refer to the Creek as the Minnemingo.

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