Ford

C) Hwy.2 to Hwy.35 (7.75 miles)

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DifficultyI-II
Length7.6 mi
Avg Gradient11 fpm
GaugeFord River Near Hyde, Mi
Flow Rate as of 17 minutes
142 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedMarch 21, 2015

River Description

The run consists primarily of swiftwater, punctuated by a nice series of standing waves as the river bends to the right beyond an island. Another lesser rapids lies about 1.5 miles further downstream.

An anonymous user provides: Ran the Ford at 1350cfs. There is a short class II rapid section about 20 minutes downstream from the US 2 bridge just after a small island. The rapid section is mostly swift water with some fun waves. Most of the run is flat water with some class I rapids. Total run time was 1 hour 25 minutes. I would not recommend running under 900cfs.

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May 2, 2008

Ran the Ford @ 1350cfs there is a short class II rapid section about 20 minutes downstrem from the US 2 bridge just after a small island in the river. The rapid section is mostly swift water with some fun waves. For most of the run it is flat water with some class I rapids. total run time was 1 hour 25 min. I would not recomend running under 900cfs.