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Waterfall MN Class IV

Upstream gradient

Cascade - A) The Grade/153 to Cascade River Road/157 (6.8 miles) (MN)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Photo
Upstream gradient
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

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Upstream of the listed put-in, there is what appears to be a massive rocky prominence in the stream. There is something less than 20' of total drop (contour intervals of 20' are not clustered near together), but (via online aerial views) it looks like it could be interesting enough to check out. It appears the river should be slackwater enough to make paddling upriver (about 1/3rd of a mile) not too problematic to scout, portage upriver, and run this drop. Also, it appears there may be a minor additional drop upstream of the larger drop you'd first encounter.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
-0.4 mi
Directions
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A) The Grade/153 to Cascade River Road/157 (6.8 miles)
Cascade
II-IV 6.4 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater