Region: River: NTS Sheet: UTM Type: Zone:
Avalon Penninsula Aquaforte Brook 1 N\2 NAD27 22
River Description:
A 30' waterfall into a narrow slot, ending in a boulder sieve. Three rapids exist below this drop.
Scout the falls carefully.

Difficulty Rating: Hardest Rapid: Flow Information:

V+
V+ An unregulated river, the flow is determined by rainfall

and snowmelt. It's runnable from low water and up.
How to get there: Gradient

Put-in Northing Easting: Section: Max

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Distance 0.6
km

Aquaforte is located about 45 min south of St. John's. Gradient 51 m/k

The put-in is located where RD. #10 crosses the river 2.7

km south of the turn into the community of Aquaforte. 269 fpm

The bridge is shortly after a B&B on the left side of the

road. The put-in is also distinct because of the old bridge

downstream of the current highway bridge.

Take-out Northing Easting:

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The take-out is located shortly after the third rapid. There

is a steep trail on river left that returns to the highway

bridge. It is also possible to take out at the base of the

falls at a viewing platform.
Detailed Description of the River
First descent by Kevin England in 2001.