2) Maniwaki – BouchetteClass III-IV(V)
7.6 Miles
River Description
Put on from a river-left campground off Chemin Godin a little ways south of Maniwiki. Take out at the Bonnet Rouge campground. There is a small river access fee at both locations. (Note: Lat/longitude coords are for rapids and put-in/take-out are approximate. Locations have not been verified by a GPS.)
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Last Updated: 2008-06-24 16:42:43
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There are two known paddlers' gages
| There is a painted gage on the abutment of the Route 107 bridge between Maniwaki and Déléage. Water levels normally range from 10–20 in the summer. Occasional readings may be found on the "Tourisme Vallée de la Gatineau" web site [English]. |  |
| There is a metal staff gage on the rock wall at the Bonnet Rouge take-out. A good medium level is a reading of 10. Occasional readings are posted on the Bonnet Rouge web site. |  |
The Suivi Hydro Gage (ID 040830) is located in Lac-Douaire, immediately upstream of the huge Baskatong Reservoir (itself about 25 miles north of Maniwaki).
The whitewater sections of the river are below the reservoir and are dam controlled. While the gage will not be able to indicate current release flows; it shows reservoir in-flow and will provide a general indication of watershed conditions.
Gage levels are reported in Meters Per Second; multiply by 35.3 to convert to CFS.
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| Low (Bas) | ?? | |
| Medium (Moyen) | ?? | |
| High (Haut) | ?? | |
| Flood (Crue) | ?? | |
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Add a Comment| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 0.0 | Put-In |   | |
| 0.2 | Tête des Six (Heads of Six) | | |
| 1.2 | Lucifer | III |  |
| 2.1 | La Créte de Cog (Crest of Ship)?? | ||
| 2.2 | Barrage du corbeau (Raven Dam) |  | |
| 2.2 | Du Corbeau (The Crow) | III | |
| 2.4 | La Danse du Draveur (Dance Driver) | III+ | |
| 2.6 | Haute Tension (High Voltage) | | |
| 2.7 | Le Mur (The Wall) | III | |
| 2.9 | Le Tombereau (Dumptruck) | | |
| 3.0 | Des Cèdres | III+ | |
| 5.0 | Le Bonnet Rouge (Red Hat) |  |
Put on from a campground along Chemin Godin a couple miles south of Route 107 from Maniwaki.
Lat/longitude coords for all these rapids are approximate, determined from www.gatineau.org/en/carte.html and Google Maps.
From Jason Robertson's Report, 2002:
Lucifer had a series of named holes; the first center hole is "L'Ange Gardien" (Guardian Angel), which is followed closely downstream by "L'Agneau de Dieu" (God's Lamb) on the left and the aptly named "L'Anus de Lucifer" (Lucifer's Anus) on the right.
Karl Gesslein said, in 2001:
My favorite was Lucifer, which we ran 6 times. There were 4 big holes and the trick was to run it and catch all four of them. There was another hole aptly named Lucifer's Anus which was a boat eating monster. We didn't play in that one.
Lat/longitude coords are approximate, determined from www.gatineau.org/en/carte.html and Google Maps.
The rapid is on the *RIGHT* channel which should be avoided since it leads to a dangerous dam.
A dangerous dam blocking the right channel. Avoid by staying on the left channel.
Take the left channel along Raven Island. Beware the "Crow's Beak", a sharp protuding rock along the bottom left.
There is a large wave-hole extending half way across the river from the left edge, followed by a large standing/breaking river-wide wave that can be punched in the right spot. Sneak the rapid along the right edge.
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