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Access Site MI

Put In

Planter Creek

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: Wakefield, MI
County: Gogebic
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 46.48809800, -89.93090100
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
III-IV Put-in Planter Creek - A) Hwy.28 to Wertanen Rd (0.15-0.96 miles)
120 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
Whitewater Runs on Planter Creek
2 runs
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
III-IV Put-in at this location A) Hwy.28 to Wertanen Rd (0.15-0.96 miles)
0.7 mi 120 ft/mi
II-III+ Put-in at this location B) Hwy.519 to conf.w.Jackson Creek (2.2 miles)
1.9 mi 60 ft/mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Planter Creek near Wakefield in Gogebic County offers a whitewater put-in access point for paddlers looking to run creek sections in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This location serves as a launch point for kayakers and canoeists interested in exploring whitewater paddling in the area. The put-in provides access to Planter Creek's flow, which is typical of northern Michigan creek systems with varying water conditions depending on seasonal runoff and weather patterns.