Gauge Conditions

Falls River near L'anse, MI Upstream Primary

Runnable: 200.0 – 500.0 CFS

Almost certainly too low for reasonable whitewater run.

Silver River near L'anse, MI Upstream Primary

Runnable: 7.5 – 10.0 FT

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

The final drop is an old dam. The shoulders of the dam remain (to left and right), so all water (at most flows) pours through a center notch and lands on reasonably 'cushioned' bedrock below. You will be pushed hard to the left, toward a wall of rock, and rebound to trip downstream over a few remaining small ledges, waves, and holes. The shores through here are vertical metal walls, until passing under a small bridge and out into the bay, where a beach allows easy exit from the river.