Huron, W.Br.
above Black Ck. Rd. to logging ford (4.3 miles)
| Difficulty | II-IV(V) |
| Length | 3.9 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 100 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | February 9, 2015 |
River Description
Put-in is from a logging road on river-right 0.4 mile upriver of Black Creek Road bridge. (Or, if that is impassible, right at Black Creek Road bridge, skipping that warm-up drops up there.)
Take-out is at a logging road 1.5 miles upstream (south) from Skanee Road.
Both accesses may be sketchy in early season (late-winter/early-spring).
This run is characterized by many short ledgey-drops, and a couple fine falls.
A fine photo-essay of West Branch Falls is available at Waterfalls of the Keweenaw.
River Features
Put In
Black Creek Road / USGS sampling site
If the logging road to our marked put-in is inaccessible, there is great parking and access at this bridge, and action starts pretty immediately with a brief series of (perhaps three) typical Huron River ledges.
Not far downstream (on the aerial maps), 'Lower Leatherby Falls' is (mis-)marked at an area which appears to be nothing but light riffles.
USGS lists a sampling site here noting drainage area as 10.8 square miles.
West Branch Falls
A series of slightly more significant ledges as the river sweeps to the left signal the approach to West Branch Falls, which occurs as the river hooks back to the right. A few more good (lesser) ledge-drops occur shortly downstream.
Take Out
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