Vermillion (Hastings) - Falls to Old Mill in Hastings (0.5 mile)


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Vermillion (Hastings),

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Falls to Old Mill in Hastings (0.5 mile)

Usual Difficulty II-III+ (may vary with level)
Length 0.5 Miles

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
VERMILLION RIVER NEAR EMPIRE, MN
usgs-05345000 100 - 450 cfs II-III+ 07h07m 42 cfs (rc= -0.2 )


River Description

There are several nice holes for surfing and blasting at 100 cfs and higher. The holes are shallow, and the rocks are sharp, so be very careful about flips and upstream braces. At higher flows (over 500cfs), the holes become very sticky and some of the drops may rate class IV or higher. It's a real short run with a trail along side (in a park), so you can carry up to do it again and again and again.

See TruCurrent.com for excellent maps and detail description of this run.

Boaters are also encouraged to support the "Friends of the Vermillion River Water Trail" (FVRWT, 'favorite'), which has a brochure available online here.

Note that water quality is generally quite poor, so nose plugs are a good idea. The stream is on the list of 'impaired waters' due to fecal coliform bacteria levels, which exceed recommended levels for any contact with the water, especially after a "rain event". For more info see Minnesota Polution Control Agency.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2005-12-10 14:52:25

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Gauge Description:

Some local folks will boat this as low as 50 cfs or so. Obviously things will be scrapey, but a couple spots are available for tame play. The 'minimum' as set here is for a more reasonable play experience with more features formed up for good play.
The 'maximum' as set is more an indicator of a 'bump up' in difficulty level. The river is definitely runnable/playable much higher. (There are reported runs at 1300 cfs and more!)

The cited gauge is about 12 miles (as the crow flies) upstream. A handful of decent sized tribs enter below, thus flow in this reach is certain to be somewhat higher than the gauge indicates.

Drainage Area at gauge is 129 square miles. Based upon the latest 22 years of data,
?Max.Flow=3000 cfs?  ?Min.Flow=14 cfs?  ?10% Flow=153 cfs?  ?90% Flow=26 cfs?  ?10/90 Ratio=5.88? 
The 10/90 ratio of 5.88 would indicate this is what would be classified as a 'moderately flashy' stream. A disclaimer here that the analysis is only upon "mean daily flow", thus will not accurately reflect the effect of 'instantaneous spikes' of shorter duration which urban streams, smaller streams, and streams with relatively less than average permeable surface in their watershed.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
VERMILLION RIVER NEAR EMPIRE, MN
usgs-05345000 100 - 450 cfs II-III+ 07h07m 42 cfs (rc= -0.2 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
100 - 450 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II-III+

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