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Rapid NH Class III

Old Dover - First Class III

American Whitewater 43.2210, -71.2929

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Gauge Conditions

Suncook River at North Chichester, NH Downstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

About 1/4 mile after the dam drop, there is an island split - STAY LEFT - it is relatively easy to see the correct route. Things get steep as you approach the rejoining of the river and you need to push strongly to the right through a narrow 6-ft slot between boulders on center-right. Immediately after this is another river-wide drop and then a large fallen pine in the water on river left, which can be a dangerous strainer for a swimmer here. Fortunately, the narrows typically spits you out on river right and that is the opposite side of the pine, but if a paddler swims above the narrows, it could result in a hard pin getting pushed into the pine, so proceed with caution.