above Black Ck. Rd. to logging ford (4.3 miles)
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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 10.2 miles away on Huron. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Put-in is from a logging road on river-right 0.4 mile upriver of Black Creek Road bridge. (Or, if that is impassible, right at Black Creek Road bridge, skipping that warm-up drops up there.)
Take-out is at a logging road 1.5 miles upstream (south) from Skanee Road.
Both accesses may be sketchy in early season (late-winter/early-spring).
This run is characterized by many short ledgey-drops, and a couple fine falls.
A fine photo-essay of West Branch Falls is available at Waterfalls of the Keweenaw.
Rapids in this Run (10)
Waterfalls (1)
Difficulty
Class II-IV(V)
Length
3.9 mi
Gradient
100 ft/mi
max 141
Rapids
10
Access Points
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
American Whitewater