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14.  Makwa River North - 'The Culverts' to the Beaver River

FEISTY...this is a jewel of a waterway and indisputably the most fun paddling route in the area.  This route's main feature is a seemingly endless series of Class II rapids extending over an 8 km stretch.  

Length: ~ 13.0 km

Time of year:  Anytime that water levels are high (early-May to late June)

Experience required:  Not for the first time paddler - intermediate to experienced

Noteworthy features:  Swiftly flowing with numerous rapids - route can be run several times in succession due to the short distance

Access and parking: Excellent access via grid roads north of Rapid View - good parking at start and take out locations
Start location:  At the three large culverts on main E/W RM grid road

Take out location:  Two locations - either at ~ 8 km (look for the flagging tape on the north side of the river) or paddle on down to the Beaver River and ~ 1.5 km upstream to the Brookes' foot bridge

Route location (Google Earth kmz file):
makwa_river_north_culverts_to_brookes'_ranch_bridge.kmz
File Size: 4 kb
File Type: kmz
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