Whitewater Run MI Class II-III(IV)

A) Triple-A Road to old railroad grade (7.78 miles)

Huron, E.Br.

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Gauge Conditions
Salmon Trout River near Big Bay, MI Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 7.6 miles away on Huron. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Run Map
Description
The lower sections of the two branches of the Huron can be difficult to catch with adequate water, but are eagerly sought after for their big drops. That said, for some rare occasion(s), if you happen to find everything in this area running large, it can be handy to be aware of other options. This upper reach may fit that bill. We are not specifically aware of any runs of this section, nor of how feasible the listed accesses may be. It is extremely doubtful any of these road are plowed in winter, so early-season (late-winter/early-spring) runs are likely impossible without snowmobile or four-wheeler/off-road-vehicle support. Anyone having specific information (about access, features, etc.) is encouraged to help out your fellow boaters by providing a comment or report.
Difficulty
Class II-III(IV)
Length
6.7 mi
Gradient
53 ft/mi
max 105
Rapids
15
Access Points
Put-in
46.7436, -88.0271
Take-out
46.8160, -88.0564
Shuttle Info
Some shuttle roads are likely to be impassible in late winter / early spring, as many roads up here are not plowed in winter, and may include gravel/dirt logging roads. Alternative routing may be necessary, including possibly opting to shorten the trip to just the mile of steepest gradient, or some other subset stretch. Otherwise, as shown by GoogleMaps, this shuttle is somewhere near an hour (each way)! If attempting full run, we highly recommend meeting at take-out, gearing up, swapping boats and boaters to as few vehicles as possible (to leave 'drop vehicles' there), then driving to put-in to run river. This gets you on water without the delay which would result from meeting at put-in, having to run shuttle down and back up (while some boaters wait somewhere nearly two full hours) before putting on river!
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater