Hanley Falls to Minnesota River (18.8 miles)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 400.0 – 2,000.0 CFS
Too low for reasonable whitewater trip. (We lack first-hand awareness here. Please add a comment or report.)
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
There appears to be random boulder-bed rapids scattered down this entire reach. A popular stretch is Sorliens Mill to Upper Sioux Agency Park. Numerous alternate access points exist for trips of varying lengths. Short boulder-bed rapids and standing waves in river with high steep banks.
A fine (9 minutes 44 seconds long) video documentary, with some history of the area, exists on YouTube:
Or . . . a quick (35 second) excerpt showing a couple of the typical (low-grade, class I-II) rapids.
Rapids in this Run (1)
Difficulty
Class I-II
Length
18.5 mi
Gradient
7 ft/mi
max 11
Rapids
1
Access Points
Shuttle Info
Numerous alternate access points exist, as do alternate shuttle routes.
Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater