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East Branch Delaware River

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The East Branch Delaware River at the USGS Downsville monitoring station in New York, used as direct same-river context for the Downsville to Shinhopple route.
East Branch Delaware River at Downsville; Downsville to Shinhopple route and gauge contextPhoto by U.S. Geological Survey · USGS station photograph; same-river context
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Your tripFish's Eddy DEC hand launch to Cadosia DEC hand launch / Hancock East–West Branch forks9 river miles to the Hancock forks; use the Cadosia DEC hand launch as the verified public take-out unless the final junction landing is separately confirmed · About 4–5 hr · easy
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Compare 2 routes (0 scored · 2 planning) across Delaware County, Delaware County / Downsville to Shinhopple. Open a route page for put-in, take-out, distance, data reliability, and access notes.

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Paddle Today tracks 2 East Branch Delaware River routes across Delaware County, Delaware County / Downsville to Shinhopple. Compare the route cards on this page, then open an individual route for put-in, take-out, distance, and access notes.

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