Spencer Creek: Gorge Section
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Introduction
The Gorge Section of Spencer Creek is below Webster's falls in Dundas and is technical, short and quite steep "creek" in the heart of Spencer Gorge Wilderness Area. It is CIV+. It is advisable to check for wood before running this section.
Access
This river runs from January to April and can also come up with heavy rain.
Put in
You can park at the Webster's Falls nature reserve (make sure you pay for parking) and then walk down the stairs beside the falls into the gorge.
Take out
Do not run the section at the train bridge. Make sure you take out 100m upstream of the train bridge. Walk up the hill and you will meet the road.
Rapids
First Section: Boogie Water III+/IV
Boat scout this section from small eddies. This section is just below the falls. Check that you can get under or over the river wide log (level dependent). This section leads to the boof tooth before the gauntlet. Take out in the river left eddy before the boof tooth to scout the boof tooth.
Boof Tooth IV
Run down the centre, water pushes left and boof....the...tooth. Avoid the tree strainer on the left. Take out in the eddy on the left to scout the gauntlet.
The Gauntlet V
This covers the main and most challenging section of the run which has a series of challenging lines to be made one after another. This section requires scouting and safety. This section is three drops and then a big right turn followed by a hard left turn. Avoid the seive formed by a log.
Boogie water leads to the takeout.
Length of run
1km but takes 1-2 hours depending on scouting.
Water levels
The current level for this river can be found through the Environment Canada Real-Time Hydrometric Data site, gauge 02HB007 Spencer Creek at Dundas.
Low flow: 6.2 High flow: 6.5
