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Waterfall MI

Sturgeon Falls

Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton) - E) Sturgeon Gorge: Sturgeon Falls to NF2270/FSR193 (4.87 miles) · MI

American Whitewater 46.6425, -88.6926

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Gauge Conditions

Sturgeon River near Sidnaw, MI Upstream Primary
Runnable: 400.0 – 2,000.0 CFS

Likely too low for reasonable whitewater run. Best flows are uncertain. Help out your fellow boaters by posting a comment about preferred flows.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Sturgeon Falls
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

We are not aware of any (intentional, successful) runs of this falls.

If you put-in and run from any place upstream of this falls, be keenly aware of flows and be ready to catch the river-right eddy at the jig-jog above this falls to make your portage.

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
0.5 mi
Directions
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E) Sturgeon Gorge: Sturgeon Falls to NF2270/FSR193 (4.87 miles)
Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton)
II-III(V+) 4.7 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater