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Rapid MI Class II+

Three Mile Island

Escanaba, M.Br. - C) 1.2 mile above CR565 to 0.4 mile below CR565 (1.6 miles) (MI)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Photo
Three Mile Island
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

For anyone wondering what's downstream of all the wonderful action in the listed sections . . . or for anyone unable/unwilling to secure permission to exit the river on the private properties at CR565 . . .

If you continue downstream of HS/SS, you'll have nearly 2.66 miles of flatwater until you encounter a HUGE island splitting the flow. (I have no idea if it has a proper/formal/local name, but I call it Three Mile Island, because it lies almost precisely three river-miles downstream of the CR565 bridge. It is nearly 3/4th square mile or 470 acres in size! At it's widest point, the river channels are nearly 1.2 miles apart!)

The left channel (the wider channel, carrying most of the flow) starts out with a fun combination drop, flanked by scenic rock shores.

I've not paddled the right channel, but it appears to have its best constriction and rapids about a half-mile down from the head of the island.

Other than those, unfortunately you'll find little else exciting . . . maybe a few decent riffles and rips . . . til the currents rejoin (about 2miles downstream from the head of the island!). It will be nothing but flatwater the rest of the way down to Hwy.35 (the next major road crossing).

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
4.2 mi
Directions
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C) 1.2 mile above CR565 to 0.4 mile below CR565 (1.6 miles)
Escanaba, M.Br.
II-IV 1.4 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater