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Waterfall MN Class IV

Middle Falls (USGS Gauge location)

Pigeon - B) Old Hwy.61/MN89 to Hwy.61 (8 miles) (MN)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 1,000.0 – 1,500.0 CFS

Uncertain of best flows for this reach. This range (1000-1500) is mostly to indicate LIKELY boatable flows on OTHER North Shore runs.

Photo
Middle Falls (USGS Gauge location)
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This falls is listed at 20'. Satellite view appears to show three separate pitches or features. The upper has the river squeezed through a center-slot. The middle is a much-lesser ledge which (reportedly, at some flows) forms a playable wave. The final pitch appears it may be labeled as 'Little Falls'.

Jason Stingl provides (2005-07-01):
There is a waterfall on the Pigeon that is accessible from the Canadian side. I think it is called Middle Falls. It is about 15 feet or so and kind of a horse shoe shaped drop. There is a hole upstream of the drop about 200 yards that might be fun in a playboat if you weren't too worried about the drop below (there is a rock-bar downstream of the hole so it would be pretty safe). Not sure what level it comes in at. I think I ran it around 1500 cfs. Probably a class IV.

Further info and pictures may be found at Go Waterfalling.

Location
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
5.7 mi
Directions
View Full Run
B) Old Hwy.61/MN89 to Hwy.61 (8 miles)
Pigeon
II-III+(V) 8.3 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater