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Rapid NH Class IV

Landslide falls

Mad River - 1. Highway 49 Bridge (Waterville Valley) to Campton (NH)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 1,000.0 – 2,500.0 CFS

This is estimated

Photo
Landslide falls
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Once again this drop is out of site from NH 49. As you approach Welch Mtn on your right class III water leads up to a short pool. Look for a sudden drop in the river up ahead, a rock slide will be visible just to the right of the drop. Pull out on river left and scout. There are two possible routes, going to the right of the large boulder midstream will drop you vertically 3'to 4' into a fairly large hole. Going to the left of the boulder forces you to make a sharp right turn into a wierd hole. Where the river takes a sharp right the water piles up against a rock creating a pillow. Use the pillow to drop you into and through the wierd hole/whirlpool below. At low water there is not much of a pillow and the wierd hole is just a series of smaller holes.
Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
5.0 mi
Directions
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1. Highway 49 Bridge (Waterville Valley) to Campton
Mad River
III-IV 7.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater