Mount Pleasant (0.1 miles)Class I-II
0.1 Miles
Weirs
Weirs Photo of Adam and weirs by Jeff Torok taken 4/17/06 @ over 600 cfs Gauge Information
Chippewa
River DescriptionTwo possible play sites are located near downtown Mount Pleasant. One is at Island Park. Go into the park, hang a right and follow the road around until you get to the parking lot. Look west and you will see a bridge ... the rapids are right there.The second (and potentially more interesting) site is just a bit upstream. Access is by driving west through town on Broadway, crossing the river and proceeding about 0.2mi to Leaton Road. Turn left (south) and proceed into a park. The rapids begin just under a large bridge. Summer of 2002 the city removed a dam, uncovering 5 feet of drop in 500 feet of distance. A series of five rock weirs (to prevent the silt from going downstream and killing all aquatic life) were installed. Local boaters and 'officials' cooperated to construct the weirs in such a way as to facilitate whitewater play in this stretch. Based on low water 'tests' so far, it appears they were quite successful, as (even at flows of 120-150 cfs) there are playable waves and good eddies. (This description will be updated as the course is experienced at a wider range of water levels. Our thanks to Ryan Storzbach for providing information on this project.) StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2004-05-19 14:19:32
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Chippewa R nr Mount Pleasant [ 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 | Chippewa— Mount Pleasant (0.1 miles) | I-II | 271 cfs | med | 7/4 16:30 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 1955 |
| USGS Station: | 04154000 |
| HUC: | 04080202 |
| Latitude: | 43.6256 |
| Longitude: | -84.7078 |
| Class: | 4 |
No guide books for this stream. If you know of a book that describes this stream please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. User Comments |
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2006-05-26 10:07:26 (770 days ago)
Thomas Aument
We ran the wiers in March at around 400-500 CFS and had a great afternoon. Water Temp was just above 30 degrees. An open boater running the wiers without a lifejacket capsized and got into some serious trouble, so it's a good idea to keep the PFD's on.<br />
**FYI-I was cautioned that there are submerged concrete blocks with rebar sticking out at the bottom of the dam sluice.**
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2006-04-21 14:30:58 (805 days ago)
Adam Vollmar
I kayaked this stretch last weekend. The river was gorgious and I found the dam to be a more interesting run than the 3 or 4 small drops.
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2003-12-23 16:57:19 (1655 days ago)
greg weeter
Some flow/fun values that we paddled in 2003 for the dam/park
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200cfs - fun for novices to practice in current/eddy lines. 3 of the 5 weir locations are too shallow, and the play hole/wave-forming rock at the end is out of the water
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500cfs - better level with stronger eddy lines at the weir breaks. Hole at the bottom is small but quasi-retentive. 2 of the 5 weir breaks have surfable waves.
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My guess is that 400-500cfs would be optimum.
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This river park is probably 200 feet long, 20 feet wide, 5 feet deep, with a Lower Yough "loop" type of arrangement-paved paths for access.
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Best learning facility in lower Michigan
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