Carp (Marquette)
B) 'Upper': Carp Lake dam to CR553 (Marquette Mtn.) (2.88 miles)
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportRan this section at 130 cfs on 5/20/17 had a blast! It was a little bony in our alpackaraft (lightweight low draft inflatable kayak) don't know if u could do it in a kayak at this level the packrafts are Mich more forgiving when it comes to hitting rocks. Videos on youtube
This is the upper most drop to the Unnamed Falls section of the Upper Carp. It is basically a two step slide down the center and under the log in the foreground of the picture. The far right and left sides have a far amount of wood.
(With apologies for the graininess of the photo, due to it being a 'digital grab' from an analog video)
Shown here is the dam (on the left in the photo) and bypass pipe (from which the water torrents forth on the right in the photo) at the start of this run.
At this 'full pipe' level, the run can be a real handful.
Looking downstream from the put-in, the river starts off swiftly, taking a quick zig-zag (right, then left).