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Rapid MN

USGS sampling site

Lester - Lester River Rd. to Superior St. (1.5 miles) (MN)

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Gauge Conditions
Knife River near Two Harbors, MN Upstream Primary
Runnable: 200.0 – 2,000.0 CFS

Likely less than 45 cfs; likely way to low for any reasonable run.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
USGS sampling site
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

A USGS sampling site at Hwy.61 lists drainage as 53 square miles. (This is downstream of the confluence with the Amity, with drainage of 16 square miles, which puts the Lester about 37 sq.mi. above that confluence.)

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
2.0 mi
Directions
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Lester River Rd. to Superior St. (1.5 miles)
Lester
IV-V 1.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater