SAVAGE & YOUGH RIVERS SAT & SUN, SEPT 28-29

Jordan and Sharon will be leading this trip

Savage and Yough Event registration

The third and final whitewater recreational release of the Savage River for 2019 will be on Saturday, September 28.  Whitewater releases from Savage River Reservoir are sponsored by the Adventuresports Institute of Garrett College in cooperation with the Upper Potomac River Commission.  More detailed information (e.g., on release times/levels, shuttle info/schedule, requested donation, etc) may be available from them.  A description of the river is below.

We will meet some time Saturday morning (TBC) at the put-in campground near Bloomington, Maryland (directions: https://goo.gl/maps/25wV6JA2H6v4sbrr8).  Those who are interested in doing so will run the Savage as many laps as possible in the time allowed.  Others may choose to make only one or two runs and then help with shuttle.  After the water is turned off (around 4pm???), we'll head for Tall Oaks Campground, 544 Camp Riamo Road, Farmington, PA 15437, probably stopping en route for dinner out.

AW Info Savage River

On Sunday, we'll run the Lower Yough (Class III).  Some people who need/want to leave early may choose to run only the Loop.  The rest will run the full 7.5-mile stretch to Bruner's Run.  It is not known at this time whether or not launch permits and/or shuttle tokens will be required.

AW Info Lower Yough

For expert boaters who may want to extend the weekend on either end, the Upper Yough releases on Friday and Monday.

“The Savage is the whitewater rocket ride! With an average gradient of 75 feet per mile (with sections exceeding 100 fpm) the action is fast and continuous. The Savage's overall difficulty rating below 800 cfs is class III-IV. At 800 - 1,200 cfs it is class IV. Above 1,200 cfs the Savage is the longest class IV-V rapid in Maryland!! Due to the steep, narrow and unrelenting nature of this run paddlers should be: 1) well insulated (water temp 46), 2) adept at fast self-rescue and wave-crest scouting, and 3) in possession of paddling skills commensurate with water levels... Below 800 cfs - intermediate to advanced, 800 - 1,200 cfs - advanced to expert, above 1,200 cfs - expert only.”