Red Cedar

B) MSU Wave (0.1 miles)

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April 11, 2026

MSU Wave at 870 CFS

ReporterDoug Heym
Gauge Reading870 cfs at RED CEDAR RIVER AT EAST LANSING, MI
FlowLow Flow

You can surf at this level, but it is shallow. The river left eddy was do-able, but too much work. The river right eddy was OK, but to get on the wave I had to grab a root on shore and push into the wave. Once I figure this out, the system worked fine. No side surfing today. The best manuever seemed to be sliding over from river right to just river left of center and carving back and forth. One time, near river right, the paddle snakes grabbed my paddle; after about a second of panic, I was able to pull it out.