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Rapid NH Class IV

Gorge Drop 4A

Warner - Melvin Mills to Warner · NH

American Whitewater 43.2786, -71.9004

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Gauge Conditions

Warner River at Davisville, NH Downstream Primary
Runnable: 275.0 – 1,450.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Gorge Drop 4A
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

After the first series of abrupt drops the river character changes for the last part of the gorge. Instead of distinct and well-defined drops, Gorge Drop 4 stretches out as a longish, technical, rocky and pushy rapid that demands superior river reading skills and quick reactions. At lower levels there is a large eddy between the upper and lower halves of this section.

At higher levels the two halves blur into one continuous and quick rapid. Open boats in particular find themselves quickly swept down this rapid teetering on the edge of disaster.

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
1.7 mi
Directions
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Melvin Mills to Warner
Warner
IV 5.4 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater