Post by Kevin on Jan 19, 2007 17:45:52 GMT -5
A brief description:
The next 35 miles see the river complete its fall off the Canadian shield. The river drops some 600 ft. in 35 miles. This calculates to a drop of 17 ft. per mile which would indicated that the river was not runnable. But the Wakwayowkastic is eminently runnable.
Most of the fall (and there are many falls) occurs in big drops between 10 and 30 ft. apiece. However the drops are clean. They are not preceded by unrunnable rapids and can be canoed fairly close to the lip of the drop. This very scenic section of the river will take 3 to 4 days to work through because of the carries. Campsites are numerous and spectacular. The river in this section is pristine - not often traversed by boats going either upstream or downstream. Portage trails are not well marked and did not indicate much evidence of use.
Eight miles above the junction with the North French River the Wakwayowkastic completes its descent off the Canadian shield. Rapids from here to the junction with the Moose River are mainly shallow runs where the river fans out in broad sweeps around islands. Route finding is not tricky and the scenery is still very pretty with a more open appearance to the landscape. The shore is now composed of sedimentary deposits of the Tyrell sea loaded with fossils.
The next 35 miles see the river complete its fall off the Canadian shield. The river drops some 600 ft. in 35 miles. This calculates to a drop of 17 ft. per mile which would indicated that the river was not runnable. But the Wakwayowkastic is eminently runnable.
Most of the fall (and there are many falls) occurs in big drops between 10 and 30 ft. apiece. However the drops are clean. They are not preceded by unrunnable rapids and can be canoed fairly close to the lip of the drop. This very scenic section of the river will take 3 to 4 days to work through because of the carries. Campsites are numerous and spectacular. The river in this section is pristine - not often traversed by boats going either upstream or downstream. Portage trails are not well marked and did not indicate much evidence of use.
Eight miles above the junction with the North French River the Wakwayowkastic completes its descent off the Canadian shield. Rapids from here to the junction with the Moose River are mainly shallow runs where the river fans out in broad sweeps around islands. Route finding is not tricky and the scenery is still very pretty with a more open appearance to the landscape. The shore is now composed of sedimentary deposits of the Tyrell sea loaded with fossils.
...later gater