Water avalability N AT

[Doctari]

I just got this from Hammock Engineer / Coffee a few minutes ago, he asked me to post this for FYI. He also says thanks for the info on PA water everyone!

NJ/NY/CT/MA Water update.

I just made it into DWG, PA. Here is what I seen for water in the last few
states. It is a little old for MA and CT but within a week for everything else.

NJ
881.3 Rattlesnake Spring - Dry
880.9 Blue MTN Lakes Road - Hand Pump Flowing
870 Brink Rd Shelter - Spring flowing good, walk all the way down to the road on
blue blaze
863.4 Gren Anderson Shelter - Dry
857.6 Mashipacong Shelter - Dry, sign in shelter said stream was .4 away, I did
not see or hear anything about it
850.4 High Point Shelter - Stream low but flowing good
843.3 Unionville - Pump not working in Cemetary. Water at park next to P.O., of
course the mayor has good water
838.5 Lake Wallkill Rd - water from back of house is good
838.0 Pochuck Shelter - Dry, note said something about a water cash I did not
see

NY
820-ish Stream not in guide flowing with decent stealth sites close
814.2 Wildcat Shelter - Dry
812.7 Lakes Rd - Stream north of road not on guide flowing
812.4 Fitzgerald Falls - Dry
807.5 East Mombasha Rd - water cash. Not sure how much longer. I left a note
along with others in the register there are more southbounders comeing
806.1 Orange Tpk - couldn't find. Guide said .5, I probibly gave up too soon
802.6 Island Pond Outlet - low tickle, pond really close and looked clean enough
799.9 Fingerboard Shelter - Dry, did not go down but told from others
798.8 Arden Valley rd - did not go down but was told there is water and the
place is still open
796.6 Seven Lakes dr - stream flowing south of road not in guide
794.6 William Brien Shelter - dry
792.5 Palisades Pkwy - bookstore open with water 9 to 5 I think
792.3 Beechy Bottom Brook - Dry
West Mountain Shelter - did not go but told was dry
788.3 Bear Mtn - soda and water vending machine
783.5 Hemlock Springs Campsite - string low but there, follow dry stream bed up
after blue blaze
770-ish - stream not in guide, may be a little off on the mileage
761.8 Shenandoah Tenting area - pump flowing
760.5 RPH Shelter - pump flowing, rusty colored though
751.5 Morgan Stewart Shelter - pump flowing
743.9 Telephone Pioneers Shelter - Dry, get from house at 743.2 road crossing
735.2 Wiley Shelter - Pump, flowing


CT

Everything seemed low, but flowing

MA

654.2 MT Wilcox North Lean-to - dry, south shelter is new and spring was low but
flowing

[gsingjane]

Ditto all what you said on NY. Just got back tonight (10/8) and it's super-dry out there. It rained overnight on 10/6 and in the morning you couldn't even tell. Everything was just like powder. We filtered out of Beechy Bottom but it was just standing pools, not good at all. I hear rain is on the way this week and all I can say is, it's about time. Everything on the ground is just withered and yellow.

Jane in CT

[2XL]

I was out on Sept 30th from River Rd. in Kent and went to Silver Hill.
The stream was dry at Stewart hollow.
Stream and Stony Brook campsite was running.
I did not check the pump at Sivler Hill because the sign at the end of River Rd. said "pump out of service"
Seems like that pump has been out of service for a year.

[2XL]

Seems strange walking next to the Housatonic River looking for water sources,
but I read there was alot of chemical pollution in that river and do not drink from it.

[Don H]

Just finished at trip from Port Clinton to DWG on 10/7, heres where I found water:
Windsor Furnace, none at the shelter but there is a stream just south of the shelter.
Eckville Shelter, spigot
Allentown Shelter, spring 1/2 mile down hill
Blue Mt. B&B at Rt. 309, spigot at rear of building
George Outerbridge Shelter, spring on trail
Palmerton, I got water in town while picking up food
Metallica spring down the blue trail known as the Winter Trail after crossing the rocks north of Palmerton
Stampa Spring near Smith Gap has water but I got some at Mechanical Mans home, thanks Linda!
Leroy Smith Shelter had water in the spring farthest downhill
Gateway Motel at Wind Gap
Kirkridge Shelter has a spigot behind the shelter.

Hope this helps

[Doctari]

I'll send this to HE now.

Thanks!!

Just finished at trip from Port Clinton to DWG on 10/7, heres where I found water:
Windsor Furnace, none at the shelter but there is a stream just south of the shelter.
Eckville Shelter, spigot
Allentown Shelter, spring 1/2 mile down hill
Blue Mt. B&B at Rt. 309, spigot at rear of building
George Outerbridge Shelter, spring on trail
Palmerton, I got water in town while picking up food
Metallica spring down the blue trail known as the Winter Trail after crossing the rocks north of Palmerton
Stampa Spring near Smith Gap has water but I got some at Mechanical Mans home, thanks Linda!
Leroy Smith Shelter had water in the spring farthest downhill
Gateway Motel at Wind Gap
Kirkridge Shelter has a spigot behind the shelter.

Hope this helps

[Don H]

Happy to return the favor. I learned alot from the Hammock Forum after I bought a Hennessy Hammock Hyper Light and read many of the post by Hammock Engineer. Is HE keeping a journal online?

[hammock engineer]

Thanks for the info, I'm keeping a TJ at www.trailjournals.com/nater .

I was at Raugsh Gap (spelling) 2 nights ago. The water was dripping, the metal pan was full of water. I don't think I would trust it to keep going, it rained some in the days before I got there. The spring mentioned somewhere else off of the railroad bed was flowing good. There is a good little stream a mile or so north of the railroad bridge. Although it is downstream of the old cemetary.

Peter's Mountain Shelter spring is flowing, low but refilling. The springs listed on the map 5 or 6 miles north of the shelter on the AT are flowing good.