Gauge Conditions

M Branch ESCANABA River At US Highway 41 Near HUMBOLDT, MI Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

A brief pool interrupts the initial sequence, yielding quickly to the second pitch, which starts steep (merits scouting!). Action mellows and rebuilds twice (class II-III+) before it ends at 0.44 mile. (Likely only the initial pitch needs foot-scout -- the rest should go ok, though be ready to catch eddies in the event of any wood blockages.)

YouTube footage of these first two drops is available on the internet, but has the 'embed code' disabled, so we cannot directly display it.
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