Missisquoi

East Richford to Lake Champlain

Reach banner
DifficultyI-II(V)
Length39.8 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
GaugeMissisquoi River at Swanton, Vt
Flow Rate as of 1 hour
7600 cfs
Reach Info Last UpdatedMay 1, 2023

River Description

The put-in and take-out the furthest extents that the river is runnable. In between are long stretches of low gradient punctuated by a few dams and ledges listed below.  Scout from Google Earth and choose an appropriate section.

Richford: Ledge rapid

Sampsonville: Ledge rapid

Enosburg Falls: Dam with rapid after, followed by a ledge rapid. Downstream there appears to be a nice river wide wave.

Sheldon: A large dam with a big rapid downstream. It is kept mostly dry as part of a hydropower project. When it does run two access roads make laps very easy. See this AW River Guide entry and CreekVT's comprehensive and well-illustrated description.

Highgate Center: Highgate Falls—unrunnable dam with rapids below

Swanton: Low head dam with waves below


River Features

Take Out

Distance: 0 mi
Take Out

Put In

Distance: 0 mi

Fairly nice hole/ wave with a big eddy access. There is also a rapid upstream. Gage at 3500 in berkshire