← Whitewater · Maine rafting flows
🌊 Dead · Class II-III/IVIs Spencer Falls to West Forks running?
Site data as of Nov 5, 2026, 6:04 AM MT.
Off season (commercial)
No live USGS gauge for this run. American Whitewater →
No 7-day series available for this gauge right now.
| Status | No gauge Off season (commercial) |
|---|---|
| River | Dead |
| Section | Spencer Falls to West Forks |
| Class | II-III/IV |
| Nearest town | Put In, Maine |
| Take-out | 45.34170, -69.97250 Take Out |
| Length | 14 mi · 22.53 km American Whitewater published miles; kilometres are that length converted |
| Difficulty | IItoIIIstandoutIV |
| Runnable range | No range on file. We only show a runnable range when a published source sets one for this gauge. |
| Commercial season | Not published (typical outfitter season) Off season (commercial) |
| Gauge | No live gauge |
| Note | Put-in from American Whitewater (aw_access_putin_named): Put In Class is the source's published rating, not a live hazard call. |
| More info | American Whitewater river page |
Named rapids
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 0.59 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 0.72 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 1.15 mi
- The Mine Field Class III+ 1.53 mi
- Recovery Pool 2.63 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 2.73 mi
- Haydens Landing (Lunch) 3.12 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 3.42 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class III 3.61 mi
- The Basin 4.02 mi
- Gravel Pit Put-in 4.27 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 4.95 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 5.75 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 6.42 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II+ 6.69 mi
- Enchanted Stream 7.04 mi
- Enchanted Rapid Class III 7.04 mi
- Elephant Rock Class III 7.55 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II+ 7.8 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II+ 7.9 mi
- Pine Tree Beach Rapid Class II+ 8 mi
- Pine Tree Beach (Lunch) 8.4 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II+ 8.48 mi
- Mile Long Rapid Class III+ 8.9 mi
- Recovery Pool 9.7 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class III 9.8 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 10 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 10.3 mi
- Upper Spruce Ledge Class III 10.7 mi
- Lower Spruce Ledge Class III 11 mi
- Unnamed Rapid Class II 11.3 mi
- Race Course Put-in 11.4 mi
- Upper Poplar Hill Falls Class III+ 11.6 mi
- Lower Poplar Hill Falls Class III+ 11.9 mi
- Access Road 12.6 mi
- USGS Gage 13.6 mi
- Public Parking Area 14 mi
- Downtown West Forks 14.8 mi
Names and classes are copied from the cited source for this run. They are not a live hazard rating.
Flows are informational, not a safety call. Gauge readings can be delayed, provisional, or wrong, and a gauge may be miles from the run. Rivers change fast. Check with a local outfitter or the managing agency (BLM, USFS, NPS, dam operator) before you go.
📅 Planning a trip or a season here
Commercial season months are not on file for this run.
Gauges often go quiet off season (ice or seasonal shutdown). This page updates daily, so readings come back on their own once the gauge reports again.
The blue line is the published reach geometry. The second dot is the take-out. Neither is a flow measurement.
Housing around Put In
What seasonal workers usually pay, where to look, and public communities. Estimates are labeled. Nothing here is a listing we verified, and employee housing on a job post is separate from renting on your own.
What to expect to pay
We don't have a sourced rent range for Put In yet. Resort towns usually cost more than the nearest city once the season starts, and a room in a shared house is the usual seasonal setup. Use the searches below, ask in a local group, and don't send a deposit until you have a name, a written lease, and a way to see the place.
No dollar figure here is on purpose. We'd rather leave it blank than invent one.
Places to search
- Zillow rentals search — Put In, MESearch results, not a specific listing.
- Apartments.com search — Put In, MESearch results, not a specific listing.
- Craigslist apartments search — Put InSearch results. The nearest Craigslist site may cover a wider area than this town.
- Facebook Marketplace search — Put In room for rentOpens a public search. Marketplace needs a Facebook login.
- Facebook group search — Put In seasonal housingSearch for groups. We don't link a group unless we've confirmed that exact URL.
- CoolWorks search — Put InSeasonal jobs board. Some posts mention housing; read the employer page.
Communities
- r/icecoastNortheast ski subreddit.
- r/whitewaterGeneral whitewater subreddit. Guides swap housing tips in season.
🚣 Book a guided trip
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🛶 Raft guide jobs near here
- Raft Guide / River Staff · Crab Apple Whitewater, The Forks ME
- Registered Maine Whitewater Rafting Guide (Summer 2027) · Northern Outdoors, The Forks ME
- Whitewater Raft Guide · Three Rivers Whitewater, The Forks ME
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