Whitewater Run MN Class II-III(IV)

A) Beaver River Road to CR5 (10.85 miles)

Beaver, E.Br.

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Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 12.3 miles away on Beaver. Use as a general reference only.
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Description
At the listed put-in, the river is likely small and may have regular problems with downed trees, strainers, sweepers, and log-jams. Expect some (significant) areas of flatwater, but you can also look forward to some areas of significant gradient. With overall gradient near 55 FPM, and max (full-mile) somewhere near 115 FPM, I would expect at least good class II-III, with likely a spot or two entering class IV territory (but that is all conjecture). The listed take-out (and put-in for the next section) is labeled both as CR5 and CR11 (and is Penn Blvd within nearby Silver Bay). SO . . . anyone ever paddled this stretch? Help out your fellow boaters with a comment ("Add a Comment" button below, for all logged-in users), or via a report, with photos/video if possible!

Hazards & Portages (1)

Caution: The following locations may require scouting or portaging. Always check current conditions.
Difficulty
Class II-III(IV)
Length
9.6 mi
Gradient
55 ft/mi
max 115
Rapids
7
1 Hazard
Shuttle Info
This shuttle is somewhere near a half-hour (each way). We highly recommend meeting at take-out, gearing up, swapping boats and boaters to as few vehicles as possible (to leave 'drop vehicles' there), then driving to put-in to run river. This gets you on water without the delay which would result from meeting at put-in, having to run shuttle down and back up (while some boaters wait somewhere near a full hour!) before putting on river!
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
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