Gatineau

Put on from a campground along Chemin Godin a couple miles south of Route 107 from Maniwaki.

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 six times.  There were four 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.

Translation Note: The name 'La Danse du Draveur' pays homage to the river and region's rich history in logging dating back to the early part of the 19th century. There's a famous song by that name, as well as a YouTube video 'Log Driver's Waltz', where the singer extolls the dancing of her log driver boyfriend who learned his graceful moves prancing from log-to-log on a whitewater river. This is also shown on the back of the old Canadian one dollar bill which features a log jam on the Ottawa River in front of Parlement. There is even a hotel by that name in Maniwaki.

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.

Just above the take-out the river narrows to a small chute where a wonderful set of standing waves form that make great surfing.  There is a gage here on the river-left rock wall.