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Rapid WI Class II

Double Drop

Red - C) Lower Red Lake Dam to CTH.A (4.3 miles) (WI)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 100.0 – 1,000.0 CFS

Low, but boatable. (Enough water in constricted drops, a scrape in other areas.)

Description

The mile or so between the first ledge and the next drop contains a bit of additional class I-II fun water. One thing to check out is a large rock wall on river left, which is a great place to seal launch into the river at higher flows. You will come to a narrowing which is actually a rocky island splitting the flow, with the majority of the flow straight ahead (the left of the island). This is the site of a sweet Double Drop. Depending on flow, there can be good front surfs, side-surfs, and spins possible on each of the waves. You must have good control to keep in the area of the upper wave, however. The lower wave has a deep pool, and good eddies, as it is backed up by a ring of rock diverting most of the flow to the left.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
1.2 mi
Directions
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C) Lower Red Lake Dam to CTH.A (4.3 miles)
Red
I-II(III) 4.4 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater