A) Sturgeon Canyon: Hwy.41 to Upper Falls (1.3 miles)Class IV-V
1.3 Miles
Avg Gradient 100 fpm
Max Gradient 122 fpm
Canyon Falls
Canyon Falls Photo of Jim McHale by Boris Glick Gauge Information
Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton)
River DescriptionPut-in is via a roadside park on Hwy.41.Take-out is after Upper Falls (the final drop as you leave the canyon). Carry back up. The gauge provides fairly accurate runnable flows. Be careful of the hole right before Unnamed Falls. References on the Web. Additional description and images on Midwest River Inventory For additional description, see Upper Midwest PaddleGuide StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2004-08-25 21:36:52
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Sturgeon River nr Sidnaw [ MI ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
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| MI | Otter, W.Br.— Pike Lake Rd to Hazel Swamp Rd (6.2 miles) | II(IV) | 3.42 ft * | low | 10/11 23:00 | |
| MI | Rock— Worm Lake outlet to Sturgeon River (9.1 miles) | II-III+ | 3.42 ft* | low | 10/11 23:00 | |
| MI | Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton)— A) Sturgeon Canyon: Hwy.41 to Upper Falls (1.3 miles) | IV-V | 22 cfs | low | 10/11 23:00 | |
| MI | Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton)— B) Tibbets Falls: Plains Rd to Sturgeon Gorge Rd (6.8 miles) | I-IV | 22 cfs | low | 10/11 23:00 | |
| MI | Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton)— C) Sturgeon Gorge: Sturgeon Falls to road before Prickett Lk (4 miles) | II-III | 22 cfs | low | 10/11 23:00 | |
| MI | Sturgeon, W.Br.— Newberry Rd to S.Laird Rd (4.4 miles) | I-IV | 3.42 ft * | low | 10/11 23:00 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 1828 |
| USGS Station: | 04040500 |
| HUC: | 04020104 |
| Latitude: | 46.5842 |
| Longitude: | -88.5758 |
| Class: | 4 |
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Add a Comment| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 0.2 | Canyon Falls | IV |  |
| 0.4 | Heart of the Canyon | III+ | |
| 0.6 | Unnamed Falls | IV | |
| 1.2 | Upper Falls | III+ |  |
| After a series of sweet lead-in waves, this drop puts you into the heart of the canyon. |
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| The heart of the canyon contains a great series of drops, slides, and holes. |
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| While this drop (and it's pool below) look menacing, people have gone over with no momentum (backwards even!) and been 'spit out' just fine. Pay much attention to the diagonal wave/hole in the lead-in, as it tends to be more problematic, putting you off your mark for this drop. |
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Generally run to the right on a sweet bedrock slide (with a few interesting diagonal waves and holes thrown in for interest).
Take out immediately after running this and carry back up to your vehicle (or to re-run the reach)! |
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