Orignal (access) - from Barrage Bourque to Petit lac des Baies

About

This section of the Orignal River from Barrage Bourque to Petit lac des Baies offers a gentler introduction to the system with R1 and S1 difficulty levels and fewer rapids. The route features excellent camping opportunities with ten designated campsites and requires only one portage, making it more accessible than the full river descent. Paddlers enjoy pristine wilderness settings with clear water and abundant wildlife viewing opportunities. The controlled flow from the dam provides reliable water levels throughout the paddling season. Access is via the dam structure with good launching facilities available.

Highlights

The rapids this document describes

The document describes 4. The map shows 0, because it only places rapids a national survey publishes a coordinate for. The two counts measure different things.

This table publishes no position for any rapid. Where a surveyor's note mentions a kilometre, those are their words quoted as written, and the figure was read off a scanned map: use it to follow their description, not to navigate. Most of these surveys were written in French.

Surveyed by Camille Choquette, 2017-03. BarrageBourque_PetitLacDesBaies_Choquette2016.pdf

The portages this document describes

The document describes 1 portage(s).

The campsites this document describes

The document describes 10 campsite(s).

• camps algonquins
• camps algonquins au portage
• Multiple campsites marked with triangular symbols throughout the map area
• camping à valider et coter
• camping à valider et coter
• camping à valider et coter
• vers la rivière de la Baie (lac Charlton)
• rivière des Outaouais
• Camping interdit et seuil de débit - camping prohibited area with flow threshold restrictions
• Camping et seuil de débit - camping area with flow threshold

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