Rapid
MA
Hydroelecric Plant
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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 400.0 – 6,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
A small (700 Kwatt) hydro-electric plant is fed by a 2,300-foot long, 36-foot wide, 8-foot deep diversion canal that transports water from the dam at the put-in to the powerhouse. Operated by Centennial Island Hydro and Olson Electric, Olson electric has been co-operative in the past when asked to temporarily shut down electric production for a group of paddlers to run this section. License was granted in 1981. Pictures of the turbine upgrade can be found on the
French Riverland Company pages.
Location
Interactive river map
Loads as you approach this section.
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
![New [Upper] Put-in](https://howsyourriver.s3.amazonaws.com/images/rapids/new-upper-put-in-concord-ma.jpg)
Rapid
New [Upper] Put-in
Rapid
Lower Put In
Hazard
IV
Centennial Island Dam
Playspot
III+
Wave above Twisted Sister
Playspot
III+
Wave above Twisted Sister
Rapid
III
Twisted Sister (AKA Wamesit Falls)
Playspot
Surfing Wave
Rapid
USGS Gage
Playspot
II
River-Wide Surfing Wave
Playspot
III
Wave at Bottom of Island
Playspot
III
Wave at Bottom of Island
Playspot
III+
Meaty Hole at top of Straight Shot
Playspot
III+
Meaty Hole at top of Straight Shot
Playspot
III
Straight Shot (AKA Massic Falls)
Rapid
Chestnut Street Take-Out
Waterfall
IV
Middlesex Dam
Rapid
Warren Street Take-Out
Rapid
Hamilton Canal Locks
Rapid
Hamilton Canal Locks
Playspot
II+
Merrimack River Waves
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City of Lowell to Merrimack River
Concord
III+(IV)
2.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater