Vermilion
A) Vermilion Dam to Twomile Creek (5.5 miles)
| Difficulty | II-III |
| Length | 6 mi |
| Avg Gradient | n/a |
| Gauge | Vermilion River Nr Crane Lake, Mn |
| Flow Rate as of 1 hour | 622 cfsmedium runnable |
| Reach Info Last Updated | September 21, 2022 |
River Description
Section contains:
Shivaly Falls: three steep boulder-bed pitches (class III)
Liftover Falls: a sheer four foot drop into a pool (class II)
Everett Rapids: a boulder-bed pitch (class I-II)
Sq**w Rapids: (class I-II)
Take-out is via 1.5-mile lake paddle then 1-mile paddle upstream on Twomile Creek to CR422.
River Features
Put-in
Distance: 0 mi
Access Point
Drainage: ~488 sq.mi.
Distance: 0 mi
Other
USGS StreamStats Beta software calculates drainage at our listed put-in as 488 square miles.
Take-out
Distance: 5.5 mi
Access Point
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about 290 cfs here. I would think over 400 like this says this could be a really fun run except for that paddle out.
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Shively Falls in the spring can get pretty crazy, it seems like more of a class 4 early in the year.