Clarion River · Pennsylvania Wilds

Clarion River: Ridgway to Portland Mills

  • Class I
  • 13.0 miles
  • Kayak
  • Canoe
  • Sup
Good

1,430 cfs

Gauge 03029000 · Sep 14, 8:30 PM (39 min ago)

Above normal

About the 95th percentile for today (2018–2023)

  • 250 min runnable
  • 400–2,500 ideal
  • 4,500 max safe (cfs)

Thresholds are editorial starting points, not official advisories. Scout, check dam-release schedules, and never rely on a single number.

A representative view of Clarion River: Ridgway to Portland Mills
Photo: Shoshanna Ochocki, U.S. Forest Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · License · Same water body; this photo may show a different section.

The run

The quiet upper Clarion through Elk County: long pools, gentle riffles, and a good chance of seeing elk along the banks.

Hazards

Remote with few access points; strainers on outside bends.

Season

April-October.

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Streamflow at Clarion River at Ridgway, PA · USGS page

Put-in & take-out

Put-in

Ridgway riverfront

41.4210, -78.7350

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Take-out

Portland Mills

41.4070, -78.8560

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Shuttle directions: put-in to take-out

Where it is

Run geometry is a straight put-in → take-out line; coordinates are approximate. Open the full map

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