1490m Portage - Boggy To Dahinda Lake
Length of portage: 1490 meters. Portage maintenance regular or low: Regular. Elevation above Sea Level @ Boggy Lake is 392 meters. Elevation above Sea Level @ Dahinda Lake is 377 meters. Difference in elevation: 15 meters (approx.). Elevation of highest point: 405 meters. Overall rise/fall: 28 meters. (Above data is extracted from 'Jeff's Map'.) Landing at Boggy Lake (elevation 392m) Topography of under-water approach: Large rocks in knee to thigh deep water. Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: A large rock fronts the landing, and would come into play during high or low water levels. Gear can be loaded/unloaded directly to shore. Topography of the ascending grade: A rocky, rooty trail with room to place gear leads away from landing. Impediments to moving gear to portage trail: None. A nice landing ...Room to stage gear ... Portage Trail (peak elevation 405 meters) Cross-section profile ...Landing at Dahinda Lake (elevation 377m) Topography of under-water approach: Mud and silt. Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: In high water, the landing is very wet so gear had to be unloaded and moved further up trail to the dryer staging area. Topography of the ascending grade: A rocky, rooty start to the trail. Impediments to moving gear to portage trail: Only an issue in high water. Landing seen from the water ...In high water, the landing is a bit wet ... Staging area ... The start of the portage ... Thanks to Jeffrey McMurtrie of Jeff'sMap for supplying the base-layer map component by Creative Commons licensing. Submitted by Chris Taylor, visited May 2015, submitted December 2019 |