Hwy.25 to Hwy.48/77 (10.2 miles)Class I-II
10.2 Miles
Gauge Information
Lower Tamarack
River DescriptionPut in: from the take-out, go west across Mn.48/Wi.77 bridge. Take the first right in Mn. on CR173. Follow this to Hwy.25 and turn right. Proceed about 1 mile to put-in at the first river crossing.Take out: MN Hwy.48/WI Hwy.77 bridge over the St. Croix, on the downstream Wisconsin side. (This is known as "Thayer's Landing".) Note: This is not a lower section of a river named the Tamarack. The river is the Lower Tamarack! This is a pool-drop river with some fairly long (up to 1/4 mile) class I-II rapids, and occasional small surf waves or holes. There is a fair amount of flat water on the lower part of the river, and the St. Croix, to the take out. (The run ends with approximately 1.7 mile paddle-out on the St.Croix River, which is included in the mileage figure cited above.) StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2003-07-18 01:23:25
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