Concord
City of Lowell to Merrimack River
June 23, 2015
Trip Report
| Reporter | Alastair-Ian B Means |
| Gauge Reading | 612 cfs at Concord-City of Lowell to Merrimack River |
Went left at Massic Falls on my Coleman toy raft because river right has a massive tree blocking the whole main channel. Got sucked under a log at the re-entry point, had to dismount and retrieve my raft from the suction. Putting back in at the confluence caused my raft to hit the Meaty Hole sideways because I couldn't get straight quickly enough. Got swamped, flipped, swam, lost paddle, hurt my shin on a rock, bled a lot, swam the falls. This hole is deeper at low flows than high. A couple weeks ago I ran it at 786 cfs and it wasn't nearly as evil, bounced right through it. Watch out at lower flows, not as pushy, but much deeper and stickier.
If you see a black paddle with a black duct tape handle. That was mine.