Notoriety: National Geographic's top ten rafting rivers in the world
Location: 375 miles northeast of Montreal
Access: international flight to Montreal (not included), flight from Montreal to Sept Iles (2 hours) (not included), helicopter to put in (30 minutes) 
Nearest international Airport: Montreal
Trip Length: 8 days (Sept Isle to Sept Isle)
Season: August - early September
Included: helicopter to put in, final evening in hotel, all meals from lunch day one until breakfast day eight
Trip difficulty: moderate
Emergency access: helicopter 
Experience level: No previous whitewater rafting experience is necessary.
Age limit: 6 to 78 yrs.
Climate: dry, high seventies during day, fifties at night. Can rain with temperatures in the sixties.
Activities/time: rafting & inflatable kayaking (70%), sea kayaking (30%), hiking (5%)
Whitewater: medium to high volume, technical Class 4 (a step up from the Middle Fork of Salmon). Inflatable kayaking rapids, class 2-4 depending upon guest.
Water temperature: Approx. 68 degrees 
Wildlife: Moose, woodland caribou, wolf, lynx, bear and osprey
Forest cover: black spruce, white spruce, balsam fir, larch (tamarack) and lodgepole pine. 
Elevation: 1,500 feet at put in. 100 feet at take out
Camps: remote beaches and rock ledges
Group size: 18 - 20 (16 person minimum for private departure)
River rafting history: Earth River made the first raft descent of the Magpie in 1988 with Eric Hertz guiding. Earth River began running the first commercial trips In 1990.