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Rapid NH Class IV

Staircase

Swift - 3. Lower Falls to Darby Field sign (NH)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Photo
Staircase
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
At high water this one should also be considered a class V. There is a sneak route on the far left. The main route requires a boater to remain upright and on course through two large channel wide holes that contain some boulders that could change your course or cause you to bounce back into the hole. There is a fairly clean line that would allow a boater to paddle straight and hard to punch the holes and avoid the rocks but you must scout this line since it is not obvious from above. There is another route on river right that is a little easier but more technical. A boater must manuever around boulder consticting drops. The run is very short only about 80 feet but it drops about 15 to 20 feet in this distance.
Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
2.2 mi
Directions
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3. Lower Falls to Darby Field sign
Swift
IV(V) 5.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater