Section of river: | Dead River (Grand Falls to Kennebec River) |
Difficulty: | Class 3-4 |
Length: | 15 miles/24 KM |
Season: | Schedule release dates May to October |
Best rapids: | Humpty Dumpty, Mile Long Rapid, Elephant Rock, Poplar Hill Falls |
A secluded run with pretty back-country scenery typical of Maine, the Dead River offers more continuous whitewater than any other river in the East.
In particular, high-water rafting on the Dead when dam releases may exceed 5,000 c.f.s., is guaranteed to be a wild and heart-thumping adventure. Poplar Hills Falls is the last rapid of the trip and biggest of the entire river.