190 Meter Portage On Maple Creek

Length of portage: 190 meters.

Portage maintenance regular or low: Regular.

Upstream elevation above Sea Level on Maple Creek is 330 meters (approximate).

Downstream elevation above Sea Level on Maple Creek is 329 meters (approximate).

Difference in elevation: 1 meters (approx.).

Elevation of highest point: 330 meters. Overall rise/fall: 1 meters (approximate).

(Above data is extracted from 'Jeff's Map'.)

Upstream Landing on Maple Creek

Co-ordinates of location: N46° 02.953' W78° 51.865'

Topography of under-water approach: Rock and silt with a gradual drop-off

Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: None.

Topography of the ascending grade: Level, then a gradual climb.

Landing is easy to spot ...

Some rocks at the shoreline ...

An open area for canoes ...

Portage Trail

General description: A short trail with some gradual elevation changes.

Topographical impediments to travelling: None.

Areas susceptible to impact by periods of rain or beaver flooding: None noticed.

Downstream Landing on Maple Creek

Co-ordinates of location: N46° 03.004' W78° 51.986'

Topography of under-water approach: Ankle deep water over mud.

Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: None.

Topography of the ascending grade: Very gradual rise.

Impediments to moving gear to portage trail: None.

Lots of mud at the put-in ...

Lots of mud at the put-in ...



Thanks to Jeffrey McMurtrie of Jeff'sMap for supplying the base-layer map component by Creative Commons licensing.


Submitted by Chris Taylor, visited September 2014, submitted November 1, 2014