New York whitewater - Indian River, Lewis/ Jefferson County

Lewis/ Jefferson county, Natural Bridge to Antwerp section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS II     20 miles
  The put-in location is a short drive from Watertown-Fort Drum, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. The wonderful Lewis/ Jefferson County scenery and the playfulness of the water beats anything. If you hurry you can run this section in a day but why not make it an overnighter, so pack your sleeping bag. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside this state you might find the rivers here a bit more challenging, so if you're not from around
    here don't forget that rivers here are not as easy as elsewhere. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way in this general area you'll find lots of paddling spots. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but if you don’t have reservations you
might end up sleeping in your car. The Natural Bridge to Antwerp stretch is the only paddling stretch along Indian River. This stretch of Indian River in Lewis/ Jefferson County is 20 miles long and is a class II section of whitewater according to American Whitewater.

Briefly about the general area:
An average amount of rainfall falls at Indian River; throughout the month of August you get the most rain around here while February is mostly the driest month.
For the duration of the summertime highs here at Indian River get into the 80's. Throughout
 
the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 20's while Indian River night low temperatures during the winter are in the 0's.

Indian River, Natural Bridge to Antwerp road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: II
Length: 20 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.06959
Longitude: -75.49061

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.19749
Longitude: -75.56971

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Current weather conditions at Indian River, New York
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Local climate location: GOUVERNEUR 15 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Candlewood Suites LERAY-WATERTOWN, Evans Mills
22 miles away
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Microtel Inn Calcium Watertown Leray, Calcium
22 miles away
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Quality Inn Gran-View, Ogdensburg
26 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Watertown-Fort Drum, New York
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Watertown-Fort Drum, New York, the metro area neareast to Indian River. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Indian River.
 Whitewater Near Indian River:
Sawyer Creek, St. Lawrence County , 9 miles away, Class I-V - 6 miles long (West Fowler to Matoon Creek)
Oswegatchie River, St. Lawrence County , 10 miles away, Class II - 8 miles long (Oxbow to Elmdale)
Black Creek, Jefferson County , 11 miles away, Class II-III - 5 miles long (Sterlingville to Philadelphia)
Island Branch, St. Lawrence County , 12 miles away, Class -blank- - 1.5 miles long (Emoryville Road to Island Branch R)
Negro Brook, Lewis County , 14 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 1 miles long (Boshart Road to East Road)
Oswegatchie River - West Branch, St. Lawrence County , 15 miles away, Class I-V - 4.5 miles long (Fullerville to Oswegatchie)
Beaver River, Lewis County , 17 miles away, Class III-IV - 2 miles long (Taylorville Section)
Boland Creek, St. Lawrence County , 17 miles away, Class II-III - 2.3 miles long (Davis Creek to Oswegatchie River)
Mill Creek, Lewis County , 17 miles away, Class V - 4 miles long (West Lowville to Lowville)
Oswegatchie River - West Branch, Lewis County , 18 miles away, Class V+ - 7 miles long (Bisha Falls to Jerden Falls)
 Ski Areas Near Indian River:
Snow Ridge, New York , 26 miles away, 500 vertical feet
Dry Hill, New York , 29 miles away, 300 vertical feet
Woods Valley, New York , 42 miles away, 500 vertical feet
McCauley Mountain, New York , 45 miles away, 633 vertical feet
Toggenburg, New York , 71 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Camp Fortune - Ste. Marie, Quebec , 72 miles away, 650 vertical feet
Mont Cascades, Quebec , 76 miles away, 525 vertical feet
Labrador Mountain, New York , 77 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Edelweiss, Quebec , 78 miles away, 656 vertical feet
Vorlage, Quebec , 80 miles away, 467 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Indian River:
Candlewood Suites LERAY-WATERTOWN, Evans Mills , 22 miles away
Microtel Inn Calcium Watertown Leray, Calcium , 22 miles away
Quality Inn Gran-View, Ogdensburg , 26 miles away
Best Western Carriage House Inn, Watertown , 28 miles away
Red Carpet Inn Ogdensburg, Ogdensburg , 28 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Indian River:
Natural Bridge/Watertown KOA, Natural Bridge, 5 miles away
Adirondack 1000 Islands Campground, Natural Bridge, 7 miles away
Tuggers Grill Bar and Campgrounds, Copenhagen, 15 miles away
 National Parks Near Indian River:
Fort Stanwix National Monument, Rome - NY , 46 miles away
 Lakes Near Indian River

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