South Nahanni River from Flat Lakes | ||
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General Info | Difficulty Ratings | |
| Distance: 693 km Duration : 21 days Loop Trip : no | River Travel : advanced Lake Travel : advanced Portaging : Difficult Remoteness : advanced | |
Portage Info | Maps Required | |
| No. of Portages : 0 Total Length: 0 m Average Length: 0 m Longest Portage : 0 m | Topo Maps (1:250,000) Nahanni 105 I Glacier Lake 95 L Flat River 95 E Virginia Falls 95 F Sibbeston Lake 95 G Fort Simpson 95 H | |
Handicapped Accessibility | GPX Data for this Route | |
 Suitability : poor | no gpx data found | |
Route Description | ||
| Float plane from Fort Simpson, Blackstone Park or Fort Liard (Northwest Territories)
Float plane from Watson Lake, Yukon or Fort Nelson (British Columbia) Start at Flat Lakes (headwaters of Little Nahanni) 16 km section on river Staircase Rapids - 18 km of continuous class II and III 40 km from Flat Lakes - first Canyon - portage left 5 km section of class II and III rapids Second canyon - more class II and III 8 km upstream of confluence with South Nahanni Third Canyon - some class III and IV rapids to walk / line Class I and II rapids for remainder of way to South Nahanni South on South Nahanni River towards Rabbitkettle Generally strong current / gravel bars Confluence of South Nahanni and Rabbitkettle Rivers Groups must hike to Rabbitkettle lake to register in park Confluence with Flood Creek 39 km section of river Sluice Box - violent rapid Virginia Falls - 385 feet high P 1250 m along boardwalk to base of falls Five Mile Canyon (Painted Canyon) 8 km long Swift current, large standing waves Confluence with Marengo Creek Confluence with Clearwater Creek Hell`s Gate (Figure Eight) Rapids (Most difficult on South Nahanni) 17 km stretch - fairly quiet - some rapids & whirlpools Confluence with Mary River 48 km section of canyons, including ... Third Canyon Second Canyon Cache Rapids (George`s Riffle) First Canyon - class III to class IV rapids - no portage Yohin Ridge River slows down, becomes braided 33 km section of river Nahanni Butte (alternate finish point) 40 km downstream on Liard River (alternate finish point at Blackstone Territorial Park) 144 km section to Fort Simpson on MacKenzie River | ||
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Submitted by: Drake Hocking | ||
Please be in touch. We canoed this route in 1972 and have a detailed log of the journey! regards, drake | ||
Submitted by: laurie Brown | ||
looking for information on the little Nahanni River. If anyone can help me out, drop me an email or call at 506-328-4965. thanks alot. Laurie | ||
