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Errata
#3 posted 2008-Apr-11 -
for Shuttles on the Bow and Highwood River near Calgary, Best Rates
Shuttles should be listed as The Shuttle Service
by Louise Shotton . Louise provides shuttle service
on the following:
Bow River - Bowness Park to Fish Creek Park within Calgary
Bow River - Calgary to Carseland
Highwood River: Hwy #547 to Hwy #552 (or to Nature's Hideway Campground) -
with adequate advance warning
and the phone # is 403.282.5071
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#s 1 & 2 below have been corrected in all books printed
since April 2008
#2 - posted 2008-Jan-25 -
from August '07 paddling on the Red Deer River, Content to Drumheller
Backbone Riffle a class 1-11 rock bar is 16 km
below the Content Bridge at approximately grid reference
UC 613 838
JB Taxi in Drumheller is now
Taxi! Taxi! with the same phone #
#1- posted 2007-Aug-10 - provided by Werner
pg. 116 - wrong datum year on the Intermediate Access,
Distances, Key Points and Gradient table. All of the NTS
1:50,000 sheets for this reach as presently published use NAD 1927
for the datum year. Corrected table is provided below.
North Saskatchewan River
Nordegg Bridge (Forestry Trunk Rd.) to Rocky Mountain House
Intermediate Access, Distances, Key Points and Gradient
|
|
Km |
Km |
Km |
Access / Bank or |
MGRS |
Gradient |
|
Location |
Elevation |
down |
up |
between |
Rapid / Class |
datum |
m/km |
|
meters |
|
|
|
|
NAD 1927 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Zone 11U |
|
|
1200 |
|
-5.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nordegg Bridge / NW launch |
|
106.0 |
0.0 |
|
left/upstream of bridge |
NJ 628 054 |
|
|
1180 |
100.7 |
5.3 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
Dutch Creek |
|
95.1 |
10.9 |
|
left |
NJ 723 050 |
|
|
1160 |
93.5 |
12.5 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
|
1140 |
86.0 |
20.0 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
Upper Saunders Rapid |
|
80.0 |
26.0 |
|
Class II to II+ |
NJ 825 116 |
|
|
Shunda Creek |
|
79.1 |
26.9 |
|
left |
NJ 830 121 |
|
|
Saunders Ledge |
|
78.6 |
27.4 |
|
stay tight right to avoid |
|
|
|
Saunders Access |
|
78.0 |
28.0 |
28.0 |
left |
NJ 842 121 |
|
|
1120 |
77.0 |
29.0 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
1100 |
68.0 |
38.0 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
Sunset Creek |
|
62.8 |
43.2 |
|
left |
NJ 968 116 |
|
|
1080 |
59.8 |
46.2 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
Trout Creek |
|
53.1 |
52.9 |
|
right |
PJ 035 079 |
|
|
1067 |
51.3 |
54.7 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
1052 |
48.2 |
57.8 |
|
|
|
4.8 |
|
former Phoenix Ferry site |
|
45.3 |
60.7 |
|
right |
PJ 071 041 |
|
|
Ram River confluence |
|
44.4 |
61.6 |
|
right |
PJ 080 038 |
|
|
1036 |
40.4 |
65.6 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
|
Horburg Access |
|
36.0 |
70.0 |
42.0 |
left - watch for side channel upstream |
PJ 149 059 |
|
|
1021 |
34.5 |
71.5 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
approaching Devil’s Elbow |
|
30.7 |
75.3 |
|
Class 11+ to III-
stay right to avoid |
PJ 183 082 |
|
|
1006 |
26.4 |
79.6 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
991 |
16.8 |
89.2 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
Cow Creek |
|
15.1 |
90.9 |
|
right |
PJ 300 023 |
|
|
Fisher’s Rapid |
|
14.0 |
92.0 |
|
Class II+ - III- |
|
|
|
Blue Bridge Access / RR bridge |
|
9.1 |
96.9 |
26.9 |
left |
PJ 340 009 |
|
|
Greer’s Rapid |
|
8.6 |
96.4 |
|
Class II |
|
|
|
Lower Fisher’s Rapid |
|
5.5 |
99.5 |
|
Class II |
|
|
|
975 |
6.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
RMH Historic Site boat launch |
|
5.0 |
101.0 |
4.1 |
left |
PJ 375 015 |
|
|
Brierly’s Rapid |
|
4.7 |
101.3 |
|
right channel
Class II to II+ |
|
|
|
Clearwater River |
|
2.0 |
104.0 |
|
right |
PJ 398 031 |
|
|
960 |
2.0 |
104.0 |
|
|
|
3.8 ? |
|
Highway 11A / Bridge & Launch |
|
0.0 |
106.0 |
5.0 |
right |
PJ 403 045 |
|
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