Whitewater Weeekend
In Memory of Eliot Lamb
Souadabscook & Marsh Streams
Souadabscook Stream Race April 13th, 2024
Where:
Race day registration and check in will be held at the put-in on Bog Road in Hampden, ME 04444
When: Saturday, April 13th, 2024
Race day registration/check in begins at 9:30-11
Safety meeting 11:30
Races begin at noon
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Three course options:​
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1: MACKRO Downriver Point Series Race: Race #3 of the point series. A 7.5 mile course including a flat water section to start, followed by a class III section to finish the race. This course will include a mandatory portage around Grand Falls.
2: Short Course Option #1: Three mile course of flat water with some mild class I-II whitewater, ending at the Manning Mill Bridge (Devil's Bridge). This race will be free for children under the age of 12 and open to boaters of all ages.
3: Short Course Option #2: 4.5 mile stretch of class III whitewater stretching from Devil’s Bridge put in and ending at the Water Works building in Downtown Hampden. This race will include an optional portage around Grand Falls, a class IV waterfall.
*Helmets are required for all courses
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Marsh Stream Race April 14th, 2024
Where:
Race day registration and check in will be held at the put-in location for the race off Stream Rd (Rte 139)
When: Saturday, April 14th, 2024
Race day registration/check in begins at 9:00-10:00
Safety meeting 10:30
Races begin at 11
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Course: ​
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Description of Route
The first mile of the race is fast moving water interspersed with Class I rapids. This is followed by approximately 2 miles of flat water. Then there is a Class I-II drop that is best run to the right of middle.
Next is Snowmobile Rapid (Class II, at the snowmobile bridge crossing) which is best run to the left, or if you are more adventurous, down the middle (scout first at higher flows above 2 feet on the bridge index, described below). After this there are some stretches of sustained Class II-II+ rapids that go to the area of the railroad bridge. The next rapid of significance is Railroad Drop (Roadside Rapid), a Class II-III rapid, which is usually run on the left shore. It is recommended to scout this rapid from the road prior to paddling.
Pine Island, a Class II-III rapid is the next drop. It should be run to the left of the island, to the left of middle. Pine Island drop can be reached by a short walk from the road and should be scouted. There is another route also to the left of the island and directly alongside it. Between these two routes is a powerful hydraulic that can be very dangerous at higher levels (over 2.5 feet on the index).
The Class II-II+ rapid after Pine Island can be run right of center or hard left. Take a hard left or right over the two ledges.
Take the small channel on the right of the next island to save some time in the race to a 1/4 mile flatwater stretch before the mandatory portage over Flat Rock Falls, on river left. The last drop, a Class II-III+ rapid, is best run on the hard right next to shore if the water levels are high or middle of the river if the water levels are lower.
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