Mahoning and Beaver Rivers, May 15th

onbohio · 05-15-2022, 07:26 PM

Covert to Wampum-Sunday May 15th

Gage height at Lowellville was at 3.36. Discharge, cubic feet per second (cfs) was 994.

Beautiful day on the Mahoning and Beaver River. We had 16 kayaks and one canoe. And five snakes. Everyone is welcome at a TCT paddle. :) We had a few new paddlers join us which is always nice to see. Also nice to see was Ken and Cheryl’s van. We shuttled all our cars to Wampum and only needed the van and one truck to get all back to the launch site. We launched at about 11:15.

Just before we docked our boats at Shaw Island (about 12:30) for lunch, we saw a group of turkey vultures onshore. After we ate and relaxed in the shade of some sycamores, we set sail again at about 1:15. We got to experience a good number of class one rapids on this paddle. Everyone, including a couple who had not paddled a river before made it through like pros.

About a mile or so before our take-out point in Wampum, we got to see the heron rookery. All nests had a bird on them. Probably close to thirty nests. We reached our take-out at about 2:45.

trjim · 05-16-2022, 01:41 PM

Thanks to Tom and Kristin for organizing this paddle. Excellent weather, beautiful scenery, and nice people made for another great day on the river(s).

Krisdrlng76 · 05-17-2022, 06:33 AM

Thanks everyone for coming out! Thanks to Ken and Cheryl for an easy shuttle. What a difference a few days make. The water level dropped a few feet from our scouting trip the previous Thursday, even after the rain. Interesting to see the changes in the river and the effects of water levels.

KenM · 05-18-2022, 02:07 PM

Cheryl and I had a good time and enjoyed this new (to us) section. I have to say though that the most memorable part was the take-out. I've seen some really bad put-ins, and I've seen some really bad take-outs... But this take-out, I think, takes the prize. The ramp is cut down steeply through a 10-12 foot bank. With the last high water the river deposited several inches of fine, slippery, oozy silt onto the concrete ramp. I'm not sure how anyone was able to walk thru it and amazed that no-one slipped and fell into the slop. Only with assistance from the "mud workers" were several of us, myself included, able to get out of the boat and get up the very steep bank. I don't usually require much assistance but was sure glad to get it this time. --KenM
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trjim · 05-19-2022, 08:08 PM

I hate the smell of "River Mud". The takeout was most unpleasant.

05-17-2022, 06:33 AM	#3
Krisdrlng76 Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Coitsville Center Posts: 42 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Great Paddle Thanks everyone for coming out! Thanks to Ken and Cheryl for an easy shuttle. What a difference a few days make. The water level dropped a few feet from our scouting trip the previous Thursday, even after the rain. Interesting to see the changes in the river and the effects of water levels.

05-18-2022, 02:07 PM	#4
KenM Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Louisville Oh Posts: 389 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	What a Take-out ! Cheryl and I had a good time and enjoyed this new (to us) section. I have to say though that the most memorable part was the take-out. I've seen some really bad put-ins, and I've seen some really bad take-outs... But this take-out, I think, takes the prize. The ramp is cut down steeply through a 10-12 foot bank. With the last high water the river deposited several inches of fine, slippery, oozy silt onto the concrete ramp. I'm not sure how anyone was able to walk thru it and amazed that no-one slipped and fell into the slop. Only with assistance from the "mud workers" were several of us, myself included, able to get out of the boat and get up the very steep bank. I don't usually require much assistance but was sure glad to get it this time. --KenM P1000029.jpg P1000028.jpg

05-15-2022, 07:26 PM	#1
onbohio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 119 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Covert to Wampum-Sunday May 15th Gage height at Lowellville was at 3.36. Discharge, cubic feet per second (cfs) was 994. Beautiful day on the Mahoning and Beaver River. We had 16 kayaks and one canoe. And five snakes. Everyone is welcome at a TCT paddle. :) We had a few new paddlers join us which is always nice to see. Also nice to see was Ken and Cheryl’s van. We shuttled all our cars to Wampum and only needed the van and one truck to get all back to the launch site. We launched at about 11:15. Just before we docked our boats at Shaw Island (about 12:30) for lunch, we saw a group of turkey vultures onshore. After we ate and relaxed in the shade of some sycamores, we set sail again at about 1:15. We got to experience a good number of class one rapids on this paddle. Everyone, including a couple who had not paddled a river before made it through like pros. About a mile or so before our take-out point in Wampum, we got to see the heron rookery. All nests had a bird on them. Probably close to thirty nests. We reached our take-out at about 2:45.

05-16-2022, 01:41 PM	#2
trjim Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Poland, OH Posts: 40 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Thanks to Tom and Kristin for organizing this paddle. Excellent weather, beautiful scenery, and nice people made for another great day on the river(s).

05-19-2022, 08:08 PM	#5
trjim Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Poland, OH Posts: 40 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	I hate the smell of "River Mud". The takeout was most unpleasant.