Allen Mills to Port Barnett 9.0 miles
Class Grad Size (Area/Volume) Scene/Poll Level
II 35/52 Tiny (53/88) A/B
mouth
of stream St.
Charles
Topographic Maps: Hazen, Brookville
County Maps: Jefferson
Description: This stream offers 4 miles of delightful Class II in a pretty valley. The whitewater is small rocky drops and occasional small ledges. The scenery is mature hemlock and pines on river left and deciduous brushy forest on the right. A railroad is in the valley, but mostly hidden from the water. Access is very limited, requiring a 2-mile run through alder and downed trees to enjoy the remainder of the Creek below Horm Run. The stream changes character below Interstate 80. The gradient eases, the run becomes Class I, a few homes appear. There is a boulder dam that can be run. [Reported 1989]
Difficulties: Trees and alder dominate the first 2 miles. Possible downed trees throughout the run. The boulder dam at a big home is run right of center. An alternate put-in 1 mile upstream at Allens Mills bridge is not recommended due to a beaver dam just downstream. The swamp above the beaver dam and the remaining stream are almost totally choked with alder. (A brush-cutting trip would do wonders.)
Shuttle: To reach the put-in, go northeast from Interstate 80 about 5 miles on State Route 830 to the bridge at Allen Mills. Return west on State Route 830, cross Interstate 80 to US Route 322. Turn right/west on US Route 322 and go about 5 miles to the old tall chimney at Port Barnett. Parking is across Mill Creek upstream of the bridge. Warning: State Route 830 has been rerouted. Some old maps show the connection from Interstate 80 to Allen Mills as State Route 310.
Gauges: St. Charles. This gauge St. on nearby Red Bank Creek will probably read above 7.0 feet.
Normal Wet Period: No available statistics on seasons. Since this section is tiny, it should normally be runnable only after a heavy rain or during spring snowmelt.