Presque Isle - B) Underwood Tower Rd to Steigers Bridge (7.3 miles)


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B) Underwood Tower Rd to Steigers Bridge (7.3 miles)

Class II-IV
7.3 Miles
Avg Gradient 20 fpm
Max Gradient 58 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Updated Level
BLACK RIVER NEAR BESSEMER, MI 2.20 - 10.00 ft 04h07m ~ 1.5 ft (rc= -0.1 )
Reference gauge should be a reasonable indicator of water in the area.


River Description

Put-in: broken bridge on Underwood Tower Road
Take-out: Steigers Bridge on logging road
Reach includes Minnewawa Falls and Nimikon Falls.
Click here for a large pdf article (872k) from the AW Journal, way back in 1981! (You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader for pdf format items.)

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: 2005-04-11 02:52:30

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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 Updated Level
BLACK RIVER NEAR BESSEMER, MI
usgs-04031000 2.20 - 10.00 ft 04h07m ~ 1.5 ft (rc= -0.1 )
Reference gauge should be a reasonable indicator of water in the area.
RangeWater LevelComment
2.2000-10.0000 barely runnable-high runnable Uncertain. Help us out by posting a comment about boatable flows.

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