Boating West River Watershed
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Appendix B. Existing Use – Boating An error was made in this table in the Draft Plan. The Boating use section did not include the West River watershed. The table below will be added in the final plan. Boating Location Waterbody Towns Documentation of Existing Use of Use West River Watershed Rated as IMPORTANT for boating1 Put Weston to Weston, In: NW side of bridge off Village Green Londonderry Londonderry Take Out: Rte 11 ROW above at dam Londonderry Rated as HIGHLY IMPORTANT for to Ball Londonderry, boating1 Put In: Town park below dam Mountain Jamaica Take Out: USACE Ball Mountain Dam Dam West River Ball Rated as HIGHLY IMPORTANT for Mountain boating¹, nationally known whitewater Jamaica, Dam to releases, national team trials site Put In: Townshend Townshend USACE Ball Mountain Dam Take Out: Dam USACE Townshend Dam Townshend, Townshend Rated as HIGHLY IMPORTANT for Newfane, Dam to the boating¹ Put In: USACE Townshend Brookline, Connecticut Dam Take Out: Retreat Meadows boat Dummerston, River launch Brattleboro Rated as HIGHLY IMPORTANT for Kendall Winhall, boating¹, continuous Class III run of over Farm Road Winhall River Jamaica, 4 miles Put In: GMNF land at Arthur to the West Londonderry Court bridge crossing Take Out: USACE River Winhall Campground Metcalf National Whitewater Inventory, Road to American Whitewater listing3 Put in: Ball Mountain Brook Jamaica Jamaica Town parcel Pikes Falls site Take Out: State Park Jamaica State Park Rated as HIGHLY IMPORTANT for Wardsboro Wardsboro, boating¹ Put In: Town parcel off South Wardsboro Brook to Jamaica Jamaica Wardsboro Road adj. to #106 Take Out: Eaton Rd. crossing USACE property National Whitewater Inventory, Penner American Whitewater listing3 Put in: Rock River Road to Newfane Penner Road jct Take Out: Town Williamsville garage right bank past Depot Rd bridge National Whitewater Inventory, Williamsville Newfane, American Whitewater listing3 Put in: Rock River to West Dummerston Town garage right bank past Depot Rd River bridge Take Out: Williamsville Station Location Waterbody Towns Documentation of Existing Use of Use Williams River Watershed Rated as HIGHLY IMPORTANT for Chester, boating1 Put In: VDFW Williams River Springfield, Access jct. of Rts 10 & 103 Take Out: Chester to Rockingham Williams River Brockways Portage above Brockways Mills Dam Mills Rockingham to Flatwater upstream to Parker Hill Rd Connecticut bridge2 Put In: Herricks Cove Take River Out: Herricks Cove Five miles above Rated as HIGHLY IMPORTANT for Middle Branch Williams Chester boating¹ Put In: Rte. 11 bridge crossing Andover, Chester River down to east of Hill Top Rd. Take Out: Pull off at Chester Jct. of Rte's 11 and 103 center Saxtons River Watershed Rated as HIGHLY IMPORTANT for boating¹ Put In: Windham Fdtn park on Grafton to South Branch 0.5 miles up from Grafton, Saxtons River Saxtons confluence with the Saxtons mainstem Rockingham River village Take Out: Rte. 121 left bank road pull off 0.3 mi. upstream of Pleasant Valley Rd jct. Saxtons National Whitewater Inventory, River village American Whitewater listing3 Put in: Saxtons River to Rockingham Town parcel at jct of 121 & Westminster Connecticut St. Take Out: Barbers Park Rd. bridge River Connecticut River Watershed VDFW Access Areas: Hoyts Landing - Use Volume = Heavy Putney Landing - Use Volume = Light Dummerston Landing - Use Volume = Springfield, Moderate Old Ferry Springfield Rockingham, Road - Use Volume = Heavy Connecticut River to Westminster, Other Official Access Areas: Brattleboro Dummerston, Herrick's Cove Picnic Area & Boat Brattleboro Launch Bellows Falls Bridge Portage Bellows Falls Historical Society River Access Retreat Meadows Broad Brook Access ¹ Source: Jenkins & Zika, 1992 2 Personal Comm. M.L. Caduto 3 American Whitewater: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/state- summary/state/VT/ .