Avon Descent 2023 Paddlers Guide 03 (360 Video) - Extracts Weir
Channel: Terry Russell
Date: 2023-08-08

This one is about Katrine Bridge, Glen Avon Rapids, Extracts (Williamson) Weir and Toodyay Rapids.

Katrine low water (0.25m): https://youtu.be/YmJwp0GXmjE?t=9
Katrine high water (1.5m): https://youtu.be/Yr0hNpQP9kk?t=36
Katrine very high water (2.8m): https://youtu.be/VEJiNBLD8AM?t=31
No worries with Katrine this year at predicted race water level of 0.6m similar to 2017 (0.68m): https://youtu.be/PcYB8v3YVXU?t=58

Glen Avon low water (0.25m): https://youtu.be/RuhVLgimZR4
Glen Avon high water (1.5m): https://youtu.be/M8x_BbGfEBM

Glen Avon will be tricky this year at 0.6m - similar to 2017 (0.68m): https://youtu.be/xvLMudvAxLw
Enter further right than I do in the 2017 video, it's a little different now 6 years later but the path is the same, about 2m to the right of where I'm stuck on the rocks is where you should go. Take the middle of the 2nd chute but watch out for the hole on the left, be ready to hit rocks, keep your paddle in the water and try and stay pointing downstream.

Extracts low water (0.25m): https://youtu.be/35u8c6BoQmM?t=22
Extracts high water (1.5m): https://youtu.be/wzpSq25Obfs?t=30
Extracts very high water (2.8m): https://youtu.be/zJiRyENTn9M

Extracts (Williamson) Weir is in my opinion a portage this year unless you want to damage your boat and show off to the crowd. Like I did in 2017: https://youtu.be/74usFwamf4g?t=42

Toodyay Town and rapids are next - no need for a video as they are easy and a good place to stop for lunch :) The town that is, don't stop at the rapids for lunch, the rapids are just after the town and you will be past your support crew!

These videos by the riverbank are filmed with a 360 degree camera - you can pan around in all directions. Manually adjust the quality to max (4k) for best results. Water level today was 0.7m