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Inangahua / Inangahua, III-IV

Wed, 2007-10-24 22:49 — Glenn
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Inangahua
Info
Portage?: 
No
Class: 
III-IV
Level: 
Needs rain
Gauge: 
Visual, good when the rapid above the bridge is paddleable
Length: 
7km
Gradient: 
18m/km
Time: 
2-3 hours
Put in: 
At the road bridge on SH7, where there is a steeper rapid immediately above the road bridge
Take out: 
River flats on the right
Shuttle: 
6km
Character: 
Fast, exciting
Hot tip: 
Don't swim!
The Inangahua flows east from Rahu Saddle to Reefton before it joins the Buller. After heavy rain this section offers something a little different!

The first rapid just above the road bridge doesn't really charecterise the rest of the run, which typically has more single drops with powerful hydraulics. The harder rapids are in the first kilometre, before easing to class III boulder gardens. At the flows necessary for this run to go, the water is brown and pushy, and you can hear boulders rolling along the river bed underneath your boat!

To get to the put-in; drive east from Reefton on SH7. The road crosses the Inangahue several times, stop at the bridge with an obvious class IV rapid immediately upstream of the bridge. Put in here.

The take-out is harder to find. Return towards Reefton for about 6km. On the left there is a grassy flat where the gradient of the river has obviously eased. It is worthwhile marking the take-out with something visible from the river.

Fill: 
83%
Credits: 
Glenn Murdoch
No incidents reported.

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