Gauge Conditions

Vermilion River near Crane Lake, MN Downstream Primary

Runnable: 400.0 – 2,000.0 CFS

Likely low-boatable (possibly 215-325 cfs). Visual inspection needed.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Description

Section contains: Shivaly Falls: three steep boulder-bed pitches (class III) Liftover Falls: a sheer four foot drop into a pool (class II) Everett Rapids: a boulder-bed pitch (class I-II) Sq\*\*w Rapids: (class I-II) Take-out is via 1.5-mile lake paddle then 1-mile paddle upstream on Twomile Creek to CR422.