Pemigewasset,

Profile Lake through Franconia Notch (Upper Pemi)

Usual Difficulty	V (may vary with level)
Length	2.9 Miles
Avg. Gradient	200 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
PEMIGEWASSET RIVER AT WOODSTOCK, NH
usgs-01075000	4.50 - 9.00 ft	V	14h54m	4.89 ft (rc= 0.1 )

River Description

Source: Greg and Sue Hanlon's Steep Creeks of New England, which has more info on this run. Text used with permission.

Directions: Park in The Basin parking area, from I-93 South in Franconia Notch State Park; put in on the North side of the lot.
To takeout: take I-93 South to Exit 1. Follow Rte. 3 South toward Lincoln. The takeout is behind the Indian Head Hotel / Resort on the left. They'll usually allow you to park in the hotel parking lot, but be courteous; we don't want to lose this privilege.
To retrieve a car from the putin, you'll need to drive North on I-93 to Exit 2 (Cannon Mtn. Tramway Exit). Bang an Interstate U-Turn and head South back to The Basin Exit.

The first known descent of the Upper Pemi was April 26, 1992, by Bob Potter, Gary Weiner, Greg Hanlon, and Steve Hyndman. The first run of the North Pole occurred several years later.