Duluth creeks
various
| Difficulty | IV-V+ |
| Length | 20 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 300 fpm |
| Reach Info Last Updated | April 20, 2022 |
River Description
OK, I'm 'cheating' a bit here, lumping a bunch of streams together in one description/page. It seemed a shame not to have mention of these creeks on this AW river inventory, but it also seemed near absurd to detail each separately, as they all fall into a category I like to call 'stupid boater tricks' or 'micro creeks'.
Within the city limits of Duluth, there are a good number of creeks with incredible gradients and amazing slides and drops. To the best of my knowledge, most (if not every one) of these creeks have been run by area boaters.
The odds of any out-of-town (or at least out-of-immediate-area) boater catching them runnable would be quite slim. Hard-core boaters may watch for the few days (or few hours!) when they may be at 'runnable' levels, for an unbelievable 'in town' rush.
The following table hints at the variety and challenge available. (Listing is from North to South through town.)
Tischer Creek, ~1.0 mile, 400 FPM
Chester Creek, ~1.5 miles, 286 FPM
Miller Creek, ~1.0 miles, 400 FPM
Keene Creek, ~1.5 miles, 333 FPM
Kingsbury Creek, ~0.7 mile, 570 FPM
We would love to have first-hand reports (information, photos, videos) from anyone who has run any of these (or other 'in-town' runs around Duluth).
River Features
North End
The following listing is from north to south through Duluth, somewhat arbitrarily listing all distances from the intersection of E.Superiour Street and Lester River River Road (on the north end of town).
South-west Extent of Duluth-Area Creeks
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportBottom Slides on Tischer Creek - Circa Fall 2007
Midway Creek (South of town), after a LOT of rain, Fall 2007. We hiked up a mile or son and ran it down to the bridge. We did not run under the tunnel and the following slides due to wood hazard.