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MI DNR campground to Horserace Rapids (1.5 miles)
October 21, 2003
Trip Report
| Reporter | Rob Smage |
Even at the minimum flows (250cfs) there are a few good 'squirt spots' on this run (places with sufficient depth and good current to assist in going vertical). One of them is right at the take-out, river-left, as the last currents are swallowed up in the backwaters of the reservoir. A few shallow rocks may occasionally catch the ends of your boat, but (given the relative lack of good deep-water spots on lower-volume rivers) novices will quickly get as much vertical action here as you could wish for anywhere in the Upper Midwest.