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 nature scenery of Erie County and the water flowing gracefully down Eighteenmile Creek have people coming here. This section of Eighteenmile Creek in New York is 6 miles long and it is classified as a class II-V section by American Whitewater. A bit of exercise and just hanging out with mother nature have people coming from far and near. The starting point is not too far from Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. Whitewater rafting and kayaking
in New York is often more difficult than elsewhere, so don't forget that many of the rivers here are not very forgiving. This is the only paddling section along Eighteenmile Creek. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way in this
general area you won't find many other paddling places. This is a pretty decent length section, it's perfect for a one day trip.
Briefly about the general area: Eighteenmile Creek gets a normal amount of rainfall; September is the wettest month with most rain; February is when it's the driest. For the period of the summer months here at Eighteenmile Creek, high temperatures ordinarily reach the 80's. During the moonlight hours it's regularly in the 60's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's while the cold winter nights at Eighteenmile Creek are in the 10's.
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