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Notes & Directions:		The Kennebec River Gorge is about 5 miles long and is constant Class IV= whitewater which increases in intensity from the put-in on, and culminates in Magic Falls which is a Class IV drop. The put in is about 12 miles off of Route 201 outside of the West Forks, ME. While traveling north on 201 with the Kennebec river on your left take the right hand turn just before going over the bridge that goes over the Kennebec and into town. Follow this road all the way to Moxie lake where you will vear left and onto a dirt road over a bridge. The take out is about 3 miles down this dirt road. It is a left after your second of two small yellow bridges. It is the Carry Brook emergency access road. Follow the road all the way in to the parking lot. This will be your take out unless you want to do the 8 mile float out in your glass boat. Treck back out of this road and take a left back onto the main dirt road. This will lead you right into Harris Station. You will encounter and FPL (Florida Power and Light) gate where I believe the gate fee is still a dollar. Driver through the gate and stay on the pavement and head into the parking lot. If you get there real early (8am) you may be able to drive down and drop off boats. This is a commercially run river with 1200 allocations a day for the commercial rafting season. The rafts put in from 10am to 12pm and water flows are typically from 10am-2pm. Try and put in after the rafts, otherwise you will be avoiding tons of SPORTS (stupid people on rafting trips). The Gorge itself is characterized by 70ft cliff walls and very string and pushy currents. The river itself is very deep and having been down at fish level flows there are limited to no bottom hazards to be wary off while going deep. There are numerous mystery spots along the river with the first being right off the bat at The Throat where the river begins to pick up momentum. Cathedral Eddy is also full of numerous lines varying in strength and all kinds of large boil lines to have fun with. There are usually a handful of squirters on the Kennebec on any given day and many private boaters to help with shuttle. Camping accommodations are numerous and river lies flow at The Marshall Hotel after a few beers. The water is incredibly clean and very warm in the middle of the summer. By, Andrew Whitaker For the latest flow information call (800) 557-3569 Dial 5 for Kennebec.
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