B-10 Poplar River – South Namiwan to Weaver Lake
Geographic Location:
- Eastern Manitoba: north basin of watershed of Lake Winnipeg.
Name of Trip:
- Poplar River – South Namiwan to Weaver Lake.
Major Lakes/Rivers:
- Poplar River.
Source of Information:
- Topographical maps, Berard map.
Duration of Trip:
- 10 days paddling.
Total Distance:
- 244 kilometres.
River Rating:
- Class 1-2.
Portages:
- 40 Portages. They are used very little on the upper reaches, generally poorly marked and maintained.
Start (Put In):
- South Namiwan by Bisset Air in Bisset.
Finish (Take Out):
- Weaver Lake by Bisset Air
Alternate Access:
- WAM Air (Matheson Island).
Remoteness:
- Fly-in lodges on the four large lakes.
Comments:
- Lots of beaches, route varies between large lakes.
- There are wild rice, abandoned rice camps, granite cliffs, Native pictographs. In season, you will find blueberries all along the way.
- The area west of Namiwan was burned.
