Profile Lake through Franconia Notch (Upper Pemi)Class V
2.9 Miles
Avg Gradient 200 fpm
Butch in the Basin
Butch in the Basin Photo of Butch Mixon by Mark Lacroix taken 4/20/02 @ 5.6' Woodstock Gauge Information
Pemigewasset
River DescriptionSource: 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.
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.
StreamTeam Status: verified
Last Updated: 2002-04-22 07:17:13
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PEMIGEWASSET R AT WOODSTOCK [ NH ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
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| NH | Cascade Brook— Lincoln | V | 2.86 ft | low | 10/12 2:30 | |
| NH | Dry— Dry River Trail to Dry River Campground | V | 2.86 ft | low | 10/12 2:30 | |
| NH | Pemigewasset— Indian Head to East Branch confluence | II-IV | 2.86 Feet | low | 10/12 2:30 | |
| NH | Pemigewasset— Profile Lake through Franconia Notch | V | 2.86 ft | low | 10/12 2:30 | |
| NH | Pemigewasset— Woodstock | II | 279 cfs | low | 10/12 2:30 | |
| NH | Pemigewasset— Woodstock to Campton | I | 279 cfs | med | 10/12 2:30 | |
| NH | Pemigewasset, N. Fk.— Lincoln | IV-V | 2.86 ft | low | 10/12 2:30 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 57 |
| USGS Station: | 01075000 |
| HUC: | 01070001 |
| Latitude: | 43.9761 |
| Longitude: | -71.6800 |
| Class: | 5 |
User Comments |
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2008-08-04 08:53:01 (69 days ago)
Log flushed out of Basin drop!!!!!! Its clear again!!!! Edit
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2008-04-26 03:30:29 (169 days ago)
Jeff Sharpe
It is possible to portage the sieve in Wham Bam (Sentinel Bridge Rapid) through a crack in the rock 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!
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| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 0.0 | Map of the Upper Pemi region |   |
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