Black River near Bessemer, MI Downstream Primary

Runnable: 2.8 – 5.0 FT

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Primary

Runnable: 500.0 – 1,000.0 CFS

Almost certainly too low for good whitewater.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Put-in Take-out Rapids/Hazards Scenic Recreational

Reach includes Minnewawa Falls and Nimikon Falls. Some fine video of this run is available at: https://youtu.be/nk85E9flJEM Put-in: broken bridge on Underwood Tower Road Take-out: Steigers Bridge on logging road Note: Getting shuttle vehicles down to the listed take-out at Steigers Bridge may not be available due to the logging road being closed (gated). This may necessitate continuing downstream to run the Lower Presque. This makes a long day, paddling a total of 15.7 miles (or 16.8 to the mouth, including the 'final mile' or Bottom Presque run). Note: There is about 16 miles of low gradient river from the listed take-out of the prior (upper section) to the put-in for this section. Click here for Part 1 of an article from the AW Journal, way back in 1981! Click here for Part 2 of the article. The article describes the following: Michigan's, Upper Presque Isle, Lower Presque Isle, Middle Black, Lower Black, Upper Silver, Lower Silver, Falls, and Rock; and Wisconsin's Lower Brunsweiler, Montreal Canyon, and West Branch Montreal. * * *