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Rapid NH Class IV

The Big One

Piscataquog, North Branch - Lake Horace to Everett Reservoir (NH)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 350.0 – 800.0 CFS
Photo
The Big One
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

At a hard left turn you will come up to the most visually impressive drop on the North Branch.  The Big One is the site of yet another former mill dam.  At the very top of the drop is a nice playable river wide hole/wave but be aware of the chaos that awaits you below.  Since the river is fairly wide here it takes a lot of water to keep you from scraping your hull.  The most fluid run is just left of center over a couple good ledge drops then continues another 50 or so yards over a gradual downhill slide.  The water here is shallow and chaotic.  Near the bottom there is a large hole jutting out from river right that is easy to punch through.  Far river left there is a smaller hole jutting out from river left that can be very sticky at certain levels.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
2.4 mi
Directions
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Lake Horace to Everett Reservoir
Piscataquog, North Branch
II-III+(IV) 6.9 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater