Wild Rice, S.Br.

Quick Facts:

Location: NW Minnesota, approximately 4.5 miles WNW from Ulen, MN.

Shuttle Length: 4.2 miles / ~8 minutes Click here for shuttle route

Character: nice gradient and a rock and boulder riverbed

Drainage area at gauge (take-out): 190 square miles.

Put-in elevation is approximately 1040'.

Take-out elevation is approximately 940'.

Thus total elevation change is approximately 100'.

Information (lat, lng, elev, total drop, run length, shuttle length) adjusted and/or verified from best manual extrapolation of online data (via maps.google.com, distance measuring tool, and other resources). 2010.08.25

The resolution on Google Maps for this area is pretty good. Go to the 'Map' tab, click 'Topo' and change to 'Satellite', click-drag to center on the put-in, zoom in to near to maximum resolution available, and do a 'virtual walk' down this reach! (You will doubtless notice how the mapping of the run fails to accurately follow the satellite image of the present streambed!)

General Overview

The run has nice gradient, and a rock and boulder riverbed.

Use Extreme caution! There are six river wide single strand wires used for pastures on this run. They are hard to see! (Often what will help is Instead of looking for the wire, be on the lookout for the fenceposts! They should be easier to see.)