Narraguagus

Lat/Longitude, mileage data are very approximate.

See also the Deblois to Cherryfield reach.

Description of lower half from Route 9 to Deblois

The ~10 mile run from Rt. 9 to Deblois comprises a beautiful mixture of water and river bank features. With the exception of Beddington Lake, the river is almost entirely secluded, with only a few camps visible closer to Deblois.  Beavers are very active along this stretch of river and in the meandering inlet portion of Beddington Lake. Some evidence of past logging activity is obvious at the lake outlet, where a cribworks still exists. There appear to be no other man-made hazards.

Rapids along this section are typical of the region and similar to the more regularly traveled and raced Machias, consisting of shallow riffles, small boulder fields, and scout-as-you go class I, I+/II rapids. A single ledge drop around the 7 mile mark is easy to carry around at low levels.

Put-in for this section is off Rt. 9 (Airline Rd.) on the upstream side of the bridge on the western bank, or slightly more upstream off the recreational trail on the eastern shore. There is limited room for vehicles to stage along Rt. 9 with good visibility for oncoming traffic. Vehicles are able to turn around after dropping boats off the rec trail, which is also used by fishermen. Bicycle staging is a very pleasant 8 mile strip back along hwy 193, though the road has no paved shoulder and the grade is loose sand.

Take-out is on river right in Deblois immediately upstream of the bridge (Class IV-V below bridge!), again with limited vehicle parking and decent visibility along the side of the rode on each side of the river.

Mile 0: A small level marker is located on the downstream bridge abutment river-right. 1'7' here is roughly 550 CFS downstream at the Cherryfield gauge. At and below this level the first mile is very shal

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