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Winnipeg's Whitewater
Links
Outside of its protected bays and harbours,
much of Lake Winnipeg is too wild, windy
and unpredictable for recreational paddling.
But many of the rivers that flow into its
eastern shore offer world-class whitewater
canoeing, kayaking and rafting, including
(from north to south):
Winnipeg
Windsurfing
The legendary winds of Lake Winnipeg
may have struck fear into many
a lake-going mariner, but to speed-loving
windsurfers in the Lake's southern
basin, the breezes are a blessing.
Tie down your board and head to
any of the Lake's southern beaches,
from Gimli in the northwest to
Victoria in the northeast. (Be
sure to surf Grand Beach on your
way 'round!) Early spring and
late fall are the windiest seasons
on Winnipeg, but they are also
downright chilly: you will need
a dry suit, a hood, boots and
gloves.
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• Berens River - 148 kilometres.
Wild, remote, accessible only by float plane.
Flows through swampy muskeg and the Canadian
Shield, with many waterfalls and rapids.
Several short portages required. Intermediate.
• Pigeon River - 153 kilometres.
Wilderness whitewater river with spectacular
waterfalls, canyons and whirlpools. Fly-in.
Class II-V rapids.
• Bloodvein River - 200 kilometres.
Flows through pristine boreal lakes of Canadian
Shield (part of Atitkaki Provincial Park).
Tall granite cliffs, laced with blood-red
stone and adorned with red ochre pictographs.
Boulder-strewn rapids and narrow gorges,
112 sets of rapids and falls. A Canadian
Heritage River.
• Manigotagan River - 132 kilometres.
Quiet, picturesque stretches of water interspersed
with waterfalls and rapids. Abundant wildlife.
Class II-V rapids, novice-expert.
• Black River - 95 kilometres.
Begins in Nopiming Provincial Park, near
Ontario border. Flows through mixed woodland
forest and Canadian Shield. Many waterfalls
and technical rapids, Class II-III. Intermediate.
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