Missinaibi River - Mattice to Moosonee
 
  General Information  
    Distance 297 km
    Duration 13 days
    Loop Trip no
       
  Portage Information  
    No. of Portages 7
    Total Portage Distance 6130 m
    Average Portage Length 876m
    Longest Portage 2350m
       
  Ratings  
    River Travel advanced
    Lake Travel n/a
    Portaging difficult
    Remoteness advanced
       
  Maps  
    Federal Topo Maps (1:50,000) 42 G/11, 42 G/14,42 J/3, 42 J/2, 42 J/7, 42 J/8, 42 J/9, 42 I/12, 42 I/11, 42 I/14, 42 P/3, 42 P/2
    Provincial Series (1:100,000)  
    Other Maps Provincial Park route description
       
  Route Description
    Start at town of Mattice
P 180 m centre of island around Rock Island Rapids
P 580 m R around Black Feather Rapids
P 100 m R around Beam Rapids
P 400 m L around Kettle Falls
Rapids (CBR)
Rapids (CBR)
Rapids (CBR) after Alice Island
P 1645 m L around Thunderhouse Falls (extreme danger - stay left and don't miss portage)
P 875 m R around Stone Rapids
P 2350 m R around Hell's Gate Canyon
Long Rapids (CBR / line / wade)
Four Mile Rapids (CBR / Line / wade)
Past Moose River Crossing (intermediate route access by train)
North on Missinaibi River
Misc rapids / swifts / fast water (all runnable - some lining / wading)
Finish at town of Moosonee
   
       
  Comments
    For more details:
"Canoeing Ontario's Rivers" by Ron Reid and Janet Grand
"Up the Creek - A Paddler's Guide to Ontario" by Kevin Callan
"Missinaibi - Journey to the Northern Sky" by Hap Wilson
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