Creeking on Toronto's Rouge River

Last year we were finally able to take a trip down Toronto's Humber River. This year the challenge will be a day outing from Milne Dam Conservation Park to Lake Ontario at the Rouge National Urban Park.

So we will be passing through a golf course, the Toronto Zoo, and Canada's only National Urban Park.

The Rouge is not very reliable, and only barely navigable. Here is the guage Near Markham: 02HC022

Real-Time Hydrometric Data Graph for ROUGE RIVER NEAR MARKHAM (02HC022) [ON] - Water Level and Flow - Environment Canada (ec.gc.ca)

The ideal conditions are to paddle the day after a rain storm. Therefore this outing is scheduled on a Saturday with the expectation of post-poning to Sunday, or another weekend if necessary. 6 cubic meters per second looks like a good level.

I suggest meeting at the Rouge National Urban Park parking lot near the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East and Rouge Hills Drive. Then we will shuttle to the Milne Dam Conservation Park main parking lot. We will have to portage to below the dam. There are no other man-made obstacles, however, low water may neccessitate wading.