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Originally Posted by: Ben Strege  Where did you start and end? How fast was the river flowing? My biggest problem was trying to figure out the flow on the Namekagon. From what I found, the St. Croix is a pretty steady 1 MPH, but finding info on the Namekagon was harder. This outfitter estimates flow at normal levels at 2-3 mph. We started at West Howell Landing and finished at campsite 5.1 on Saturday. So we traveled 11.8 river miles in about 4 hours and 20 minutes, including a 20-30 minute break (young scouts learning to canoe meant a lot of zigzags and frequent paddles in their laps!  ). That translates to about 2.75-3 mph. As an adult, I was lilydipping and keeping up with our scouts just fine, so we weren't paddling hard. I think that outfitter's estimate is pretty accurate and the river as probably in the low 2 mph range and our scouts were adding another 1 mph or less.
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I'll try to get those up soon. I ran into some issues with mapping the Namekagon, but maybe you can help me out. Where did you start and end? How fast was the river flowing? My biggest problem was trying to figure out the flow on the Namekagon. From what I found, the St. Croix is a pretty steady 1 MPH, but finding info on the Namekagon was harder.
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Well, it took many years since I initially suggested the Namekagon for me to actually get there, but I went on the lower Namekagon last weekend with my son's scout troop. That's a gem of a river! Some of the campsites were forgettable and some were fantastic. We paddled about 21 miles and only saw two buildings and a couple bridges. Otherwise, the river felt way "out there". So I am stating it again - it would be great to have the campsites so we can review them on here. :)
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Originally Posted by: AmateurHour Uploaded a goodly number of photos from last weekend. Amazing place. Imperative to bring a high-clearance vehicle and/or proper Yooper driving skills.
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I know i'm bumping an old thread - but I'd like to see the Churchill River area, near Missinipe.
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Not This Year but 2024 Bloodvein River - Sasaginnigak lake - Leyond River Loop. have not finished up the trip plan yet it would be 150-200 km loop.I am going up to Bloodvein First nations to talk to them on permission on their land and get a good lay of the rivers any information that I get from them will be included in trip report
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Originally Posted by: bharrop Hey Ben Most of my tripping is north and norteast Manitoba. I take it you would need data on areas. All what would you need I am Guessing access and egrees locations and any permissions if needed. and GPX tracking of the route taken with discriptions of camp site and portages with coordinates. any thing else you would require? At a minimum I need portage locations. Access points are almost required, but I can make a map with just portages. Campsite locations are ideal. GPX files are the best for me in terms of figuring out locations, especially campsites and portages. Which areas are you wanting to add?
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Hey Ben Most of my tripping is north and norteast Manitoba. I take it you would need data on areas. All what would you need I am Guessing access and egrees locations and any permissions if needed. and GPX tracking of the route taken with discriptions of camp site and portages with coordinates. any thing else you would require?
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