Quaboag, |
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| Usual Difficulty | II-III (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 5.5 Miles |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| QUABOAG RIVER AT WEST BRIMFIELD, MA | ||||
| usgs-01176000 | 3.90 - 6.00 ft | II-III | 04h20m | 3.53 ft (rc= -0.2 ) |
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The Quaboag starts at the Lucy Stone Park as a class II river for almost half of the run then turns into a class III pool drop river with one carry around a dam. At the higher water levels some of the rapids become very turbulent and are filled with powerful holes that can easily swamp an open boat. For a complete description refer to the guidebook "Classic Northeastern Whitewater Guide" by Bruce Lessels.
Caution: Be on a constant lookout for downed trees. There are a lot of beavers in the area and they're all on steroids. They've been knocking down huge trees that have spanned the entire river.
Just some info on Quaboag. It keeps going up for about 2 days after any apprecialble amount of rain. Goes up slowly and also comes down slowly. The things got a big and swampy watershed.
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| usgs-01176000 | 3.90 - 6.00 ft | II-III | 04h20m | 3.53 ft (rc= -0.2 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| 1y202d15h03m | Quaboag [MA] |
Quaboag Seal Launch
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4.5/500 | Andrew Stuart |
| 1y224d15h03m | Quaboag [MA] |
Mouse Hole Drop on Quaboag
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4.8' | David Hubelbank |
| 1y231d15h03m | Quaboag [MA] |
Old Broken Dam on Quaboag
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4.8' | David Hubelbank |
| 4y13d14h03m | Quabog [MA] |
Quabog Drop
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n/a | Kenneth Glusman |
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. River Alert
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User Comments
halfway through the section. We easily portaged on the left. It is clearly visible and easily
avoided.
the DEP. It is thought to be an unnatural fish kill and involves several species. Pollutants are
being looked into. There are no current advisories to recreational users of the river, but I
thought a "heads up" might be appreciated by the boating community until this is resolved. Edit
river when going around the island which is 2 bridges after the wastewater treatment plant on river
right. This one looks like it won't come out from natural flow. Additionally there were several
other strainers on the river but the one by the island was the only once which couldn't be passed
with caution. Hubbles