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Waterfall MN Class IV

Big Kahuna

St. Louis - D) Hwy.61 (Scanlon) to CR210 (Thomson Reservoir) (3.4 miles) (MN)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 1,000.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Very low, but doable. (At least two worthwhile rapids.)

Photo
Big Kahuna
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Downstream of Electric Ledge, an island splits the flow. Most traffic is advised to go to the left. To the right, right at the head of the island, there is a short, steep, rocky pitch. With the right flows, there are runnable routes down this falls, but you will definitely want to scout throroughly. Since river-right loses almost all the gradient here (there is vey little down the rest of the right side of the island), most folks who do run this will carry back across the top of the island or take the first available channel to the left to head down river-left side of things, where more action awaits.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
2.1 mi
Directions
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D) Hwy.61 (Scanlon) to CR210 (Thomson Reservoir) (3.4 miles)
St. Louis
II-III 3.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater