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Rapid NH Class IV

Fifth Major Drop

Pemigewasset, East Branch - Franconia Falls to Woodstock. (NH)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
East Branch Pemigewasset River at Lincoln, NH Downstream Primary
Runnable: 300.0 – 3,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Fifth Major Drop
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
The fifth major drop is a very long rapid full or waves, holes, and rocks. Open boaters in particular may have trouble here as they quickly fill up and find no easy place to stop and empty.
Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
1.5 mi
Directions
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Franconia Falls to Woodstock.
Pemigewasset, East Branch
IV 9.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater