Kattawagami / Lawagamau
In the summer of 2014, Jacob, Tim and two others took on the Kattawagami River and found incredible rapids, adventure and a touch of the best kind of suffering—mosquitos & black flies, cold northern water, giant hail, paddling against the tide, unforgiving rain, some terrible jokes, and plenty of new scrapes on the canoes. The river was demanding but delivered an unforgettable good time. As I've heard it said (and I have no idea if this is a common saying or not) "Kattawagami takes no prisoners."
There are no campsites and no luxuries like a thunderbox. You camp wherever you can find a spot to put your tent when the time comes. Sometimes it's amazing, and other times it's very much not. This is real Canadian wilderness and rescue helicopters have on several occasions visited this river. It's really not a good idea to go alone or with only one boat on this river, but most of all, make sure you have some sort of rescue beacon with you.
Yeah, and for whatever reason, this river has two names.