Presque Isle - B) Underwood Tower Rd to Steigers Bridge (7.5 miles)


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B) Underwood Tower Rd to Steigers Bridge (7.5 miles)

Usual Difficulty II-IV (may vary with level)
Length 7.5 Miles
Avg. Gradient 20 fpm
Max Gradient 58 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BLACK RIVER NEAR BESSEMER, MI
usgs-04031000 2.20 - 10.00 ft II-IV 01h32m ~ 1.24 ft (rc= -0.1 )


River Description

Put-in: broken bridge on Underwood Tower Road
Take-out: Steigers Bridge on logging road
Reach includes Minnewawa Falls and Nimikon Falls.

Note: There is about 16 miles of low gradient river from the listed take-out of the prior (upper section) to the put-in for this section.

AW members may click here for Part 1 of an article from the AW Journal, way back in 1981!
AW members may click here for Part 2 of the article.

In addition to this reach, the article also describes the following:
Michigan's
Lower Presque Isle,
Middle Black,
Lower Black,
Upper Silver,
Lower Silver,
Falls, and
Rock,
and Wisconsin's
Lower Brunsweiler,
Montreal, W.Fk., and
Montreal Canyon.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-11-11 18:01:52

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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

* Gauge referenced is on the Black. Watersheds are close, parallel and relatively similar in nature. Max/min are estimates.
Anyone who boats this reach is encouraged to add a 'comment' below with additional gauge information and/or correlations.

Disclaimer: Be aware that indication of a 'runnable' level base on the online gauge does not necessarily mean that the river is runnable. In winter, gauge readings may be 'ice affected'. Sections of the river may be impassable due to ice. Use discretion for winter and early spring runs.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BLACK RIVER NEAR BESSEMER, MI
usgs-04031000 2.20 - 10.00 ft II-IV 01h32m ~ 1.24 ft (rc= -0.1 )
Reference gauge should be a reasonable indicator of water in the area.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
2.20 -10.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable II-IV Uncertain. Help us out by posting a comment about boatable flows.

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Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
2.6rapids sequence #1N/A
3.5rapids sequence #2N/A
3.8Minnewawa FallsN/AWaterfall
4.1Nimikon FallsN/AWaterfall

Rapid Descriptions

Minnewawa Falls (Class N/A, Mile 3.8)

(Description from Google Satellite view)

It appears a substantial island splits the flow, with the larger channel to the right. Both channels pour into a large pool. A (logging?) road passes through below.



Nimikon Falls (Class N/A, Mile 4.1)

(Info primarily from Google Satellite view)

This is not so much a 'falls' as about a quarter-mile series of ledge drops.





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