Lillooet
River
The Lillooet and Birkenhead Rivers have been providing sport for whitewater
kayakers since the invention of fibreglass. The Lillooet River can
be treacherous, owing to the numbers of submerged sweepers brought
down into the river as a result of logging and slope instability,
particularly in the Meager Creek drainage.
The Lillooet
River system runs for almost 120 miles (200 km) with Class II–III
water throughout. Runs include a 3-mile (5-km) stretch on the Upper
Lillooet River between the put-in at riverside on the Upper Lillooet
Forest Road north of Pebble Creek and the take-out beside the Meager
Creek Forestry Road bridge. A lengthier stretch of paddling runs
for 9 miles (15 km) between the bridge and takeouts at the km 23
or km 25 markers on the Upper Lillooet Road.
The clear Birkenhead
River melds with the murky green waters of the Lillooet River just
as the two empty into the north end of Lillooet Lake.
A good source
to consult is Whitewater Trips for Kayakers, Canoeists and Rafters,
Volume 2, by Betty Pratt-Johnson.
Nearest Town: Pemberton,
Lillooet
Nearest
Lake: Harrison Lake, Lillooet Lake
Nearest
Park: Garibaldi
Provincial Park
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