C) below Agate Falls (Hwy.28) to Hwy.45 (25 miles)Class I-III
25 Miles
Avg Gradient 14 fpm
Max Gradient 61 fpm
Gauge Information
Ontonagon, M.Br.
River DescriptionThis is a long (25 miles!) reach, with NO bridges (road crossings) between put-in and take-out. (Therefore no convenient way of shortening the run. There are a few roads or logging trails which come close, but none which cross the river.) This (of course) limits the number of paddlers who will tackle this stretch. The main feature (beyond looking at Agate Falls before you put in below it) would appear to be "Three Rapids Falls", somewhat after the midpoint of the reach.
Put-in: Park at a wayside on Hwy.28. ***Do NOT put in at the wayside.*** Carry downstream to put-in below Agate Falls. This scenic, steep, stepped falls lands almost uniformly hard (on bedrock). Furthermore, the riverbed increasingly slopes and accelerates the water inexorably toward the lip of the falls. There would be precious little chance for a boater to avoid being swept over the falls (if in the river above it) at any reasonable boatable flow. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2008-03-25 12:38:36
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Generally runnable only in spring due to the reach being partially dewatered by Bond Falls diversion.
Cited gauge is at the downstream end of this long run, after the confluence with the East Branch Ontonagon and the Baltimore River. Since the gauge includes flow from those major tributaries, it is likely to be a very unreliable indicator of runnability for this reach.
As a result, the best indicator will be via visual inspection.
Mid Br Ontonagon R n Rockland [ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | Baltimore— Hwy.45 to M Br Ontonagon to Hwy.45 (5.4 + 3.9 miles) | III-IV+ | 3.26 ft * | low | 7/25 18:00 | |
| MI | Ontonagon, E.Br.— East Branch Rd to Hwy.45 (7.5 miles) | II-III | 207 cfs | low | 7/25 18:00 | |
| MI | Ontonagon, M.Br.— B) below Bond Falls to Hwy.28 (7.7 miles) | II | 207 cfs | 7/25 18:00 | ||
| MI | Ontonagon, M.Br.— C) below Agate Falls (Hwy.28) to Hwy.45 (25 miles) | I-III | 207 cfs | 7/25 18:00 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 1823 |
| USGS Station: | 04035500 |
| HUC: | 04020102 |
| Latitude: | 46.6992 |
| Longitude: | -89.1600 |
| Class: | 4 |
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