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Playspot WI Class II

First Ledge

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

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Red River at Morgan Road near Morgan, WI Upstream Primary
Runnable: 100.0 – 1,000.0 CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
First Ledge
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

About 1/4 mile below the put-in at the dam, the river will swing hard to the left and you will see a house on the river right. This is the First Drop. Typically there is no need to scout. Simply stay slightly left-of-center and punch through a frothy hole. This ledge/pourover is infamous for being sticky at lower levels and many a paddler has been windowshaded here while trying to sidesurf. Outflow current is strong and the water is deep enough to allow for some vertical moves (bow stalls, stern squirts, etc). Please be respectful of the property on river right.

Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
0.4 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