New York whitewater - Eighteenmile Creek, Erie County
Erie
county,
Hamburg to Lake section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-V 6 miles
The put-in is not too far from Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. This section of Eighteenmile Creek in Erie County is 6 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class II-V section. The average whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit harder to master in this state than those in other states, so you'd better keep in mind that quite a few of the sections here are not easy. Great exercise and just hanging out with mother nature are great attractions for lots
of people. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, this area has a pretty small number of paddling spots. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. This stretch has has enough mileage, it's good length for a morning trip. The Hamburg
to Lake section is the only paddling section along Eighteenmile Creek. The nature scenery of Erie County and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water beats anything.
Briefly about the general area: Summertime highs at Eighteenmile Creek ordinarily tend to be in the 80's with night lows in the 60's. Through the winter this place gets highs in the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Eighteenmile Creek. Eighteenmile Creek is a good location of common precipitation; most of the rain falls all through September, and February is when it's the driest.
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