Whitewater Run MI Class I-II

Koskela Road to Michigamme River (up to 8.35 miles)

Spruce

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Gauge Conditions
Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt, MI Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 12.7 miles away on Spruce. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
This small tributary of the Michigamme won't excite the seasoned whitewater paddler, but should give beginners a nice taste of tame rapids almost throughout its length. Expect tough going in a few spots, as the river may become tough to follow in a few areas of braided channels. It is likely that some of the 'drops' (and portages) will be over beaverdams or logjams. There are a few options for shorter trips. We are uncertain regarding access at listed put-in and take-out. It is possible permissions may need be sought for one or both, if property involved is private.
Difficulty
Class I-II
Length
8.2 mi
Gradient
20 ft/mi
max 30
Rapids
15
Access Points
Put-in
46.5091, -88.1514
Take-out
46.4577, -88.0723
Shuttle Info
We strongly suspect that much shorter shuttle routing than the default below is possible. However, it is likely to use very sketchy, unimproved roads which may be impassible in early spring, after heavy rains, or with anything less than four-wheel drive and high-clearance vehicles. We leave it to the intrepid explorer to decide how adventurous to be in pursuing alternatives. Otherwise, this shuttle (as defaulted by GoogleMaps) is somewhere nearly 3/4-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 nearly an hour-and-a-half) before putting on river!
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