Pemigewasset, |
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| Usual Difficulty | V (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 2.9 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 200 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| PEMIGEWASSET RIVER AT WOODSTOCK, NH | ||||
| usgs-01075000 | 4.50 - 9.00 ft | V | 01h04m | 3.31 ft (rc= -0.3 ) |
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.
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| PEMIGEWASSET RIVER AT WOODSTOCK, NH | ||||||||||||
| usgs-01075000 | 4.50 - 9.00 ft | V | 01h04m | 3.31 ft (rc= -0.3 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Pemigewasset [NH] |
Pemi, Covered Bridge falls
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lowish | simon wiles | |
| 161d13h36m | PemigewassetProfile Lake through Franconia Notch [NH] |
Account of 06/18/09
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n/a | Skip Morris |
| 161d13h37m | PemigewassetProfile Lake through Franconia Notch [NH] | Account of 06/18/09 | n/a | Skip Morris |
| 161d13h38m | PemigewassetProfile Lake through Franconia Notch [NH] | Account of 06/18/09 | n/a | Skip Morris |
| 161d13h41m | PemigewassetProfile Lake through Franconia Notch [NH] | Account of 06/18/09 | n/a | Skip Morris |
| 3y190d19h32m | Pemigewasset [NH] |
The easy way
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6.5 ft | Mark Lacroix |
| 4y208d19h32m | Pemigewasset [NH] |
Lenny Eckstein going deep.
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About 4' (low!) | Robert Stiles |
| 5y208d19h32m | Upper Pemigewasset [NH] |
Schlarb on Upper Pemi
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4.2ft | jason schlarb |
| 7y220d19h32m | Pemigewasset [NH] |
Baby Flume
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n/a | Patrick Rogers |
| 7y221d19h32m | Upper Pemi [NH] |
Ben in Lower Basin
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5.6' Woodstock | Mark Lacroix |
| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 0.0 | Map of the Upper Pemi region |   |
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NWRI - Pemigewasset Profile Lake through Franconia Notch (mobile)
User Comments
right or probably even run the main drop although it is going to move again soon. Edit
blocks 90% of the river 200 yards down stream of North Pole. We were able to paddle around it to
the left today but it could be more hazardous at lower levels. If you portage NP then you will see
it. It is also visible from the eddy on the right after NP as well. Edit
on river left directly above the sieve. The portage is probably not as easy as river right, but it
avoids having to make the sketchy seal launch back into the river if you portage river right. To
execute the "crack in the rock" portage on river left, catch an eddy above the obvious horizon line
just upstream of the covered bridge that contains the nasty sieve on the left. You'll have to
portage a bit down the left bank until you are basically looking down into the sieve. Basically the
large rock that creates the sieve also has a dry crack about 10 feet above river level. You can
pass boats through this crack and then re-enter the river just downstream of the sieve. The footing
is good, but obviously watch your step, because if you slip making the portage you will fall
directly into the sieve. Apparently there are some people who actually run this rapid top to
bottom, but a missed line looks almost certainly fatal. Be safe!