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| Syd's Rapid in Flood, 1996 |
Race Description
- General
- Grade 2-3 rapids, weirs, ti-tree thickets,
flatwater
- Suitable for novices as well as international
competitors
- Single & double paddle craft (canoes,
kayaks, surf skis & "sit-ons')
- Power dinghies, 8 hp std & spt
& 10 hp spt, also race but at a different time
- Paddlers can race as individuals or
in teams of 2 or 4 persons
- Corporate Challenge
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Day
One: Northam to Cobbler Pool, 57 km
- Mainly moving flatwater. In low water
years it can be shallow with sandbanks.
- Man-made obstacles: Northam Weir, Extract's
Weir. Portage is optional. Katrine Bridge is dangerous in high
water and there may be compulsory portage.
- 11 km of ti-tree thicket with channels
alternating with pools
- Small Grade 1-2 rapids: Glen Avon,
Toodyay & Leatherhead
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Day Two: Cobbler Pool to Bayswater,
77 km
- 1 km of open ti-tree channel followed
by short section of dense ti-tree thicket where the channel is
not obvious - portage optional
- 38 km of Grade 2-3 rapids & pools.
River falls approx 90 m in this section, "the valley":
main rapids have been named - Super Chute, Emu Falls, Championships,
Syd's & Bell's. Several others, however, demand as much attention!
- 2 km of open ti-tree with moving water
below Upper Swan Bridge
- 27 km of flatwater where river widens
and becomes tidal
* click on map to see full size
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Recommended Reading:
Canoeing Down Under by Terry Bolland.
This comprehensive canoeing
guide has accurate and detailed maps of all the rapids in the
Avon valley. Available from the author and from canoeing outlets in Perth.
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