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bcmz
Member
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2012
| | Posted on Sunday, July 15, 2012 - 8:38 pm: | 
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Hi,
My wife and I are planning a trip from Wanapitei (north end of Ferguson Bay on Tamagami - after we dump the kids off at camp). Plan is to head west to Sharp Rock Inlet, do Diamond / Wakimika, then down the Obabika River, back up via Wawiagama / Obabika, then back to Wanapitei via Bob Lake back to Diamond. We have about 6-7 days. Is this reasonable to plan, if we expect to actually relax a bit and enjoy the trip? |
grncnu
Member
Post Number: 225
Registered: 08-2010
| | Posted on Monday, July 16, 2012 - 12:23 am: |
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it's doable at a relaxed pace but i'd try to get the whole 7 days off so you can have a rest day as well! |
grncnu
Member
Post Number: 226
Registered: 08-2010
| | Posted on Monday, July 16, 2012 - 12:25 am: |
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just remembered the low water levels!!! wawiagama "river" is probably un-navigable! |
ed
Moderator
Post Number: 1194
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, July 16, 2012 - 7:28 am: |
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It is normally about an hour to paddle up it, but you can walk it if necessary and that should let you float the canoe. |
bcmz
Member
Post Number: 2
Registered: 07-2012
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 10:18 pm: |
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Thanks very much folks...
Do you think the Obabika & Wakimika Rivers could be problematic due to low water?
Hopefully we will get some rain BEFORE the trip! We are going 2nd week of August. |
grncnu
Member
Post Number: 229
Registered: 08-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 12:54 am: |
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i think water levels on the wawiagama r. have more to do with beaver activity. last time we did it a number of years back it was about 3 inches deep and took 2+ hours, but that was with freshly-maintained dams (if not brand-new!)...
had to drag and carry the whole way...
however if you do encounter water that low look for an amazing spring about halfway up, with clear water bubbling right up out of the mud just like an old-fashioned drinking fountain! |
ed
Moderator
Post Number: 1197
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 8:23 am: |
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The Wakimika and Obabika Rivers should be OK |
bcmz
Member
Post Number: 3
Registered: 07-2012
| | Posted on Monday, July 23, 2012 - 9:58 pm: |
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Many thanks - very helpful information...
By the way, I was just looking at the level & discharge data for the Sturgeon and Upper Goose Falls. In spite of a recent spike, flow is pretty much at the end of July minimum for the period of record (25 yrs!) |
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