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Playspot ME Class II

Quatro Wave Train

American Whitewater 45.3008, -70.2011

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Dead River near Dead River, Maine Upstream Primary

Runnable: 800.0 – 13,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

This is one of the best play spots on the river. It is a short ledge drop named for the series of surf waves that form at 3500 and up. Quattro lies on river right after a rather wide sweeping left hand turn. Catch the eddy on the right shore to setup to catch the waves. At lower water levels a nice wide smooth wave forms at the top of the eddy. There is usually enough room for up to 4 boaters to surf at the same time. Other waves below the Quatro wave form and can be surfed but these are more defined at the higher release levels of >5500 cfs. At that level up to a dozen boaters can be surfing at the same time within a very short distance.

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Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast