CURRENTLY NO ACCESS. Below the dam, there are some long, excellent rapids of grade 3-4 standard with large waves and stoppers. In high water these can be quite powerful. There are two nasty stoppers to be avoided; one across from the old power station near the left bank; and another smaller one on the same side of the river, about 1/2km downstream in a slight kink in the river. These rapids are in a wide gorge-like valley, through which the river runs deep, fast and cold. Often used as a slalom venue, this stretch is also ideal for advanced white-water training. Once the river swings to the north, the rapids become less difficult, ranging from grade 2-3 down to Poppet Creek, although the rapid just before the 3km mark is tricky. This is best shot by turning sharply left once down the initial chute and then proceeding down the left-hand side of the island, taking care to avoid trees projecting into the river. Past Poppet Creek the river valley remains quite steep but continues to open out, as it did after the first few kilometres. From here it is predominantly flatwater (about 9km) down to Childowlah.