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Playspot MN Class III

Hell's Gate

Kettle - B) Banning State Park to Sandstone (2.8 or 4.3 miles) (MN)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Kettle River below Sandstone, MN Downstream Primary
Runnable: 400.0 – 4,000.0 CFS

Reasonable beginner flow.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Hell's Gate
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Passing the ruins of the town of Banning, you reach Hell's Gate, a long, boulder-bed rapids leading to the end of the Dalles. At levels up to about 1000cfs (more-or-less, depending on your tastes), this offers some of the best play on the river, with generally enough push and depth for surf and squirt maneuvers.

Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
2.8 mi
Directions
Navigate
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B) Banning State Park to Sandstone (2.8 or 4.3 miles)
Kettle
II-III(IV) 4.3 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater