Little Fork

A) Watt Road/CR914 to Carpenter Road/CR481 (6.45 miles)

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DifficultyI-II
Length6.4 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
GaugeLittle Fork River at Littlefork, Mn
Flow Rate as of 41 minutes
439 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedMay 23, 2018

River Description

The overall impression of this run will be flatwater paddling punctuated by four generally brief mild rapids. Indeed much of the run will be almost lake-like, as evidenced by private-property piers in numerous areas.

Rapids include two unnamed rapids and two named rapids: Twite Rapids and Durant Rapids.


River Features

Put In

Distance: 0 mi
Access Point

Drainage: 56 sq.mi.

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Drainage: 56 sq.mi.

Drainage area at listed put-in (to the best of my ability using online planimeter and topomap).

Unnamed (or unknown name) rapids #1

Distance: 1.25 mi
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Unnamed (or unknown name) rapids #1

At a spot where a farmstead appears on river-right, a significant 'peninsula' of land from river-left (along with a much less significant one from river-right) pinch the river and a brief rocky rapids provides the first entertainment on the run.

Confluence: Rice River (combined drainage 215.3 sq.mi.)

Distance: 1.65 mi
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Confluence: Rice River (combined drainage 215.3 sq.mi.)

Coming in from river-left, the Rice add 143 square miles drainage, bumping the total (post confluence) to 215.3 square miles.

Unnamed (or unknown name) rapids #2

Distance: 1.92 mi
Unnamed (or unknown name) rapids #2

Another significant 'peninsula' of land from river-left bends the river slightly right, then sharply left. This brief rocky rapids is a bit more significant than the prior (first) rapids.

Twite Rapids

Distance: 3.11 mi
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Twite Rapids

It is interesting that there are named rapids which are much tamer than unnamed rapids on the same stretch of river. This named rapids appears to be much less intersting or significant than the prior unnamed one (though it is a bit longer). Generally, this is a low-grade rock garden, into a zig-zag partway down, then a brief rock garden runout.

Durant Rapids

Distance: 5.6 mi
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Durant Rapids

Again, a minor rapids gets a name ...

the river sweeps gently, then sharply left, followed by a sharp right. On river-right, a fine homestead sits on a near peninsula of land formed by the confluence with Flint Creek just downstream of this minor rock garden rapids.

Take Out

Distance: 6.45 mi
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