Whitewater Run MI Class I-II

B) Swimming Hole Ck.CG to Boney Falls Basin (10 miles)

Escanaba

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Runnable: 1,500.0 – 6,000.0 CFS

Boatable, but barely whitewater.

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Description
Put-in at Swimming Hole Ck.Campground on River Rd 8 miles W of town of Rock. Take-out is at boat landing on river right as you encounter Boney Falls Basin (flowage behind dam). River is generally wide, open channel with fast current and some standing waves (at increasingly higher levels). (There are NO significant obstructions and NO real rapids.) Google Maps has excellent resolution aerials of this reach. We highly recommend going to the "Access" tab, clicking the put-in coordinates, clicking lower-left inset to switch view to 'Satellite',  and doing a 'virtual tour' to 'walk' down the reach. You'll see no discernable rapids. (Ok, maybe a minor rock garden or two.)
Difficulty
Class I-II
Length
9.8 mi
Gradient
10 ft/mi
Rapids
0
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
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American Whitewater