Topic: Petawawa level

[Sandra K]

Wow. I am surprised at this as when I was there on Sunday afternoon, lovers was bigger than I'd seen it and there were no rocks showing throughout that rapid same at rail way. May be I just remember it at a lower water level from other years...

[Jeremy Poulin]

I agree with Ray, Sandra, much lower than HOHW last year, and WAY lower than a few weeks before HOHW (thats when it peaked. Lovers was monster, me and a buddy swam and recirced in it a little bit...That was a long swim! lol)
Still a fun level though!
jer

[Late Ray]

Upper Pet is (almost) always good.  Didn't stay up there; did 2 separate day trips on Friday and Sunday. 126 & 108 CMS.  Everything runs.

The level on Sunday would have been about 35-40 CMS lower than last year's HOHW.

[Sandra K]

Cool Ray. How was the Upper Pet? Did you run that last waterfall? Did you stay on the river?

I was driving through Petawawa on Sunday and stopped by to look at the rapids. The level was way higher than HOHW last year...lovers looked like it could swallow a couple!

[Late Ray]

Get on the Upper while it's in.  We did 2 days of it this past weekend and we had the whole river to ourselves.  Great section of river.

If you get off the water with time to spare, head to the town section and knock off some training laps for Hell or High Water.

[Jeremy Poulin]

Upper is longer
Town section has bigger volume rapids.
Upper is much harder to get to...Long drive in, plus a long portage-5km ish
Town section can do multiple laps.
Its still a fun level, good to go
As for HOHW4....better rain before then!
jer

[bastien86]

which sections are the must difficult and longer?

[ChristianG]

Hey Bastien...

Last year at Hell or High Water 3 (May 7 2011), the level was 'high', at 3.6 m on the gauge (200 m3/s). It is now around 3.0 m on the gauge (just below 100 m3/s--half the flow). So I would call it a 'medium' level for the town section. Still lots of fun! I just hope it is still good for this year's Hell or High Water IV, May 5, but at the rate the level is dropping, it better rain... If you want to do the upper section (Algonquin park), it's interesting at any level. Have fun!

--C.

[bastien86]

I would like doing the river Petawawa this week-end  if its a good sport level
what the peoples from petawawa thinks about the water level? does it funny or too slow?

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