Yellow Dog,
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B) 'Lower Dog': CR510 to CR550 (5.1 miles)
Class II-V
Avg Gradient 45 fpm
Max Gradient 124 fpm
Wetting his throat on the Gullet
Wetting his throat on the GulletPhoto of Mark Mastalski by Steve Corsi taken 4/24/04 @ 1.4
Gauge Information
River Description
A handful of lesser rapids intersperse seven awesome significant drops. Nearly all of them
warrant scouting and safety setup. While all drops have been run (at least on a sneak), many
paddlers are likely to portage (or sneak) at least two or three at most water levels. Also be
aware that all the gradient is up front, leaving you with a long flatwater paddle-out. Even so, I
doubt you'll be disappointed in the beauty and challenge of this run.
Additional description and images on Midwest River
Inventory
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-09-09 02:36:57
Gauge Information
Gauge Description:
As of November, 2004, a USGS gauge exists at the recommended put-in for the upper reach of this river, 8.3 miles (the full upper run) upstream of the put-in for this section. There are very few tributaries, so the gauge should serve quite well as in indicator for this, the more popular Lower Yellow Dog, run.
A boaters gauge has been painted at the CR510 (put-in) bridge on the upstream right side vertical support wall, and can easily be read from standing on the bridge and looking down at the gauge. Levels around 1' are near minimum.
The old Paddler's gauge at this location was three bolts in an I-beam. Only one showing (or no bolts, but lower than top of I-beam) is optimum. It has been run as low as the bottom bolt, though most paddlers will prefer the middle (or even top) bolt as their 'minimum'.
Reported datapoints
April 10, 2005. New boater's gauge was 2.0'. USGS gauge was approximately 5.65'.
April 22, 2005. New boater's gauge was 1.0'. USGS gauge was approximately 4.7'.
(The 'bolt gauge' had two bolts showing, a fairly low water level, near 'minimum'.)
Stage/Gaige correlation (subject to change):
5.5 230 cfs
5.4 205 cfs
5.3 180 cfs
5.2 158 cfs
5.1 137 cfs
5.0 120 cfs
4.9 105 cfs
4.8 91 cfs
Gauge Information
| Name |
Range |
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Level |
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YELLOW DOG RIVER NEAR BIG BAY, MI
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usgs-04043275 |
4.79 - 6.10 ft
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01h24m |
4.14
ft
(rc= -0.5 ) |
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| Range | Water Level | Comment |
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4.7900-6.1000 |
barely runnable-high runnable |
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Report - Reports of Yellow Dog B) 'Lower Dog': CR510 to CR550 (5.1 miles) and related gauges
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Reports
No guide books for this stream. If you know of a book that describes this stream please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. 
User Comments
few have. It has a very small landing zone and you cannot miss or it would be a bad day. This is a
must-paddle river in the UP. Don't miss it. I feel it is every good as anything around Lanse', if
not better. Edit
The USGS gauge read approximately 130cfs. The gauge on the bridge was not found for comparison. I
would say the level was on the good side of low, we ran all of the drops with the exception of the
first.
May 20, 2006
The USGS gauge read approximately 105cfs. All drops were run, but getting scrappy. I wouldn't
recommend paddling below this level. I think it would be possible but things would be very
scrappy.
I-beam at the put in. It read 1.3 feet, which was near but not quite minimum. 1.1 might be too low.
Thanks to Jim Paul for adding this, as the I beam with the 3 bolts was nowhere to be found. There
was a lot of wood until the first big drop, which had it's approach blocked. We carried past the
wood and did a bumpy slide on river left to finish the drop. All other drops were clear and all
were run. There was no more major wood until the flatwater runout came, and several logjam portages
were needed. This is a great run.
Dave McG