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Waikaretaheke / Whakamarino, III-IV (P)

Wed, 2006-05-17 20:59 — jonathan
4.5
Average: 4.5 (2 votes)
Waikaretaheke
Info
Portage?: 
Yes
Class: 
III-IV
Hot tip: 
Watch out for logs! Scout this section the day before a release (when the bed is dry), to familiarise yourself with the hazards.
Upstream of: 
Waikaretaheke / Piripaua, II-III

This section does not have enough water for kayaking except for those dates when releases are provided by Genesis Energy.

Fill: 
38%
No incidents reported.
greg_dobson's picture
greg_dobson on Sat, 2009-11-14 14:20

Awesome continuous white water! Rather shallow bottom which my head discovered when I tipped upside down, but a fun if short run. Both sections taking around 1 1/2 hours to complete all up.

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