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oldboyscout
Member
Post Number: 9
Registered: 02-2011
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 12:35 am: | 
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Hello!!
Less than two weeks until I head for Temagami for my first time. Anyone know what the water level is in the Wakimika river? Is it still or will it be passable? |
micmac
Member
Post Number: 122
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 8:06 am: |
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The Wakimika River holds it's water well all year.
I was up there last week, and there is still plenty of water...
I don't recall ever hearing that the Wakimika gets too shallow to paddle. |
alscool
Moderator
Post Number: 347
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 9:52 am: |
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I have seen the beaver dams create short mud flat sections in dry years but nothing that made it impassable. |
ed
Moderator
Post Number: 1088
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 1:43 pm: |
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Actually, there a couple of spots in the Spring where there is a problem getting under some tree falls but you can do a short portage (L/O)around them. In the lower Summer water you should be able to paddle under these tree falls. Also several other floating treefalls blocking the river were removed in early Spring , so all should be good on Wakimika.
The Wakimika is always an interesting river to travel up or down on because of creatures that live along it as it twists and turns it's way along.
Try your luck fishing in the pond in between Obabika and Wakimika Lake and also at the mouth of the river on the Obabika side. |
ramdnm
Member
Post Number: 8
Registered: 11-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 2:52 pm: |
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I was there last week and except for two beaver dams it was easy, plenty of water. I was able to get under the tree falls, the water appeared a couple of feet lower than high water. I wish we had stopped to fish - it looked like the pond would have produced some good fishing. |
oldboyscout
Member
Post Number: 10
Registered: 02-2011
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 9:41 pm: |
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Thanks everyone!! I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief. And I will try the fishing for sure!! |
dergon_darkhelm
Member
Post Number: 61
Registered: 06-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 12:52 pm: |
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Did Wakimika river last week. Easy with fine water levels. A couple eay lift overs of beaver dams but no problems at all.
(Message edited by dergon darkhelm on September 15, 2011) |
oldboyscout
Member
Post Number: 11
Registered: 02-2011
| | Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 10:56 pm: |
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Just returned. Water level was no problem and yes the lift overs were rather easy.
(Message edited by oldboyscout on September 18, 2011) |
ramdnm
Member
Post Number: 9
Registered: 11-2010
| | Posted on Monday, September 19, 2011 - 9:40 pm: |
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Yesterday one of my sons showed me a video he had of me tripping and falling in on the first beaver dam on the Wakimika River - he also had audio comments and laughter to go alone with it...so depending on who you are beaver dams aren't always easy, even small ones. I won't be sharing the video. But it was great fun regardless of my clumsiness. |
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