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Put-in ME

Put In

Bear - Devils Horseshoe (ME)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Ellis River at South Andover, Maine Downstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Put In rapid marks the entry point to the Devils Horseshoe section, serving as an immediate technical challenge with a complex boulder garden that demands precise navigation. Paddlers must carefully thread between large, partially submerged rocks and manage multiple converging currents that create unpredictable hydraulics, requiring advanced boat control and the ability to make quick line adjustments.