Michigan Whitewater Paddling Destinations

This is the state directory of rivers as listed on American Whitewater @ http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_state-summary_state_MI_ . The site has links to actual real time USGS information and descriptions of different stretches of the river.

River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
Yellow Dog— B) 'Lower Dog': CR510 to CR550 (5.1 miles) II-V 3.79 ft low 9/3 12:00
Yellow Dog— A) 'Upper Dog': Mulligan Truck Trail to CR510 (8.3 miles) II-III(V+) 8 cfs low 9/3 12:00 Union— Union River cabin to campground (1.3 miles) III-IV+
Tioga— Hwy.41 to Sturgeon River (8.2 miles) II-IV
Tahquamenon— Upper Falls to Lower Falls (4.1 miles, or 2 PnHs) IV-V 245 cfs 9/3 11:00
Sturgeon, W.Br.— Newberry Rd to S.Laird Rd (4.4 miles) I-IV 3.10 ft * low 9/3 11:00
Sturgeon (Dickinson)— Sturgeon Dam (1.7 miles) III-IV 12 cfs* low 9/3 11:45
Sturgeon (Cheboygan)— Trowbridge Road to Indian River (16 miles) I-II
Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton)— C) Sturgeon Gorge: Sturgeon Falls to road before Prickett Lk (4 miles) II-III 9 cfs low 9/3 11:00
Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton)— B) Tibbets Falls: Plains Rd to Sturgeon Gorge Rd (6.8 miles) I-IV 9 cfs low 9/3 11:00
Sturgeon (Baraga/Houghton)— A) Sturgeon Canyon: Hwy.41 to Upper Falls (1.3 miles) IV-V 9 cfs low 9/3 11:00
Slate— B) 'Lower Slate': Silver Road to Skanee Road (2.7 miles) III-IV(V) 6.17 ft * low 9/3 11:45
Slate— A) 'Upper Slate': near Arvon quarry to Quartzite Falls (2.5 miles) II-III+ 6.17 ft * low 9/3 11:45
Silver— B) 'Lower Silver': Arvon Rd to Silver Falls Park (4.2 miles) III-IV+(V) 11 cfs low 9/3 11:45
Silver— A) 'Upper Silver': Silver Rd to Arvon Rd (2.3 miles) III-V 6.17 ft low 9/3 11:45
Sandstone Creek— roadside along Hwy.45 (1 mile) IV
Salmon Trout— confluence of W Br near Dodge City to Cty 550 (8.7 miles) **Access Issues ** III-V 4 cfs 9/3 12:00
Rock— Worm Lake outlet to Sturgeon River (9.1 miles) II-III+ 3.10 ft* low 9/3 11:00
Red Cedar— B) MSU Wave (0.1 miles) I 33 cfs low 9/3 12:15
Red Cedar— A) Williamston (0.1 miles) I 33 cfs low 9/3 12:15
Ravine— Silver Rd to Skanee Rd (6.6 miles) II-III
Presque Isle— D) 'Bottom Presque': South Boundary Rd to Lake Superior (1.1 miles) IV-V 0.50 ft * low 9/3 11:30
Presque Isle— C) Steigers Bridge to South Boundary Road (8.4 miles) III-V 0.50 ft * low 9/3 11:30
Presque Isle— B) Underwood Tower Rd to Steigers Bridge (7.3 miles) II-IV 0.50 ft * low 9/3 11:30
Presque Isle— A) Yondota Falls to Copps Mine Rd (1.5 miles) IV(V) 0.50 ft * low 9/3 11:30
Powder Mill Creek— above Powderhorn Falls to Cty.513 (2 miles) II-IV+
Planter Creek— Hwy.28 to Wirtanen Rd (2nd bridge) (1.1 miles) III-IV
Pine— Edgetts to Lincoln Bridge (16 miles) I-II 220 cfs med 9/3 12:00
Peshekee— Peshekee Grade to Hwy.41 (17.9 miles) I-III 5 cfs low 9/3 12:00
Perch— Hwy.28 to Sturgeon River (6.8 miles) II(III)
Paint— MI DNR campground to Horserace Rapids (1.5 miles) II(III) 354 cfs* med 9/3 11:30
Paint— Hemlock Rapids: Hemlock River to Bates Amasa Rd. (5.6 miles) I-III 354 cfs* low 9/3 11:30
Otter, W.Br.— Pike Lake Rd to Hazel Swamp Rd (6.2 miles) II(IV) 3.10 ft * low 9/3 11:00
Ontonagon, W.Br.— B) Victoria Falls dam to Victoria Dam Rd. (5.3 miles) III-IV -613 cfs* low 9/3 11:30
Ontonagon, W.Br.— A) Norwich Rd to Victoria Falls Dam (13.4 miles) I-III 35 cfs low 9/3 11:30
Ontonagon, S.Br.— Hwy.28 (in Ewen) to W Br Ontonagon (19.4 miles) I-III
Ontonagon, M.Br.— C) below Agate Falls (Hwy.28) to Hwy.45 (25 miles) I-III 203 cfs 9/3 12:00
Ontonagon, M.Br.— B) below Bond Falls to Hwy.28 (7.7 miles) II 203 cfs 9/3 12:00
Ontonagon, M.Br.— A) Burned Dam CG to Bond Falls Flowage (6-8.4 miles) I-II(III) 64 cfs low 9/3 12:00
Ontonagon, E.Br.— East Branch Rd to Hwy.45 (7.5 miles) II-III 203 cfs low 9/3 12:00
Ontonagon, Cisco Br.— Kakabika Falls (Thayer Rd) to FS Rd 178 (Park-n-Huck, or up to 9.7 miles) I-II(IV) 9/2 17:00
Ontonagon— Hwy.45 to Ontonagon (23 miles) I(II) 390 cfs low 9/3 11:30
Ocqueoc— CR638 to Ocqueoc Falls Campground (7 miles) I-II(III)
Montreal (Keweenaw)— logging rd to Lake Superior (13.8 miles) I(IV)
Montreal— C) Montreal Canyon: below Saxon Falls to Hwy. 122 II-III
Montreal— B) Erickson Road to Saxon Falls Dam I-II
Montreal— A) Hwy. 2 at WI/MI state line to Erickson Road II-IV(V+)
Mineral— Hwy.64 to Main Street (White Pine) (2.5 miles) II-III+
Michigamme— B) Witbeck Rapids (2.5 miles) I-II
Michigamme— A) Moose Rapids: Lake Michigamme to Moose River CG (2.5 miles) I-II
Menominee— C) Pemene Falls (0.2 miles) IV 879 cfs low 9/3 11:00
Menominee— B) Quiver Falls (0.3 mile) II-III 879 cfs low 9/3 11:00
Menominee— A) Piers Gorge: Niagara to Hwy.8 II-IV 713 cfs low 9/3 13:00
Little Iron— Nonesuch Falls to Hwy 107 (7.5 miles) II-III(IV)
Little Carp (Porkies)— Greenstone Falls trail to Lake Superior (5.4 miles) III-IV
Kalamazoo— Plainwell Swell (0.2 miles) I-II 1.51 ft med 10/3 3:00
Huron, W.Br.— above Black Ck. Rd. to logging ford (3.9 miles) II-IV(V)
Huron, E.Br.— rail grade off AAA Rd to Skanee Rd (5.6 miles) II-IV+
Huron (Washtenaw)— Delhi Mills (2.4 miles) I-II 90 cfs low 9/3 12:45
Gratiot— Hwy.41 to Lower Falls (9.4 miles) II-III 10 cfs* low 9/3 12:15
Ford— Hwy.2 to Hwy.35 (7.75 miles) II-III 12 cfs low 9/3 11:45
Falls— Mead Rd to Lake Superior (near Celotex plant in L'Anse) (2 miles) III-IV+ 6.17 ft* low 9/3 11:45
Escanaba, M.Br.— C) Cataract Basin Dam to powerhouse (0.9 miles) III-IV 9 cfs low 9/3 11:00
Escanaba, M.Br.— B) 1.2 mile above CR565 to 0.4 mile below CR565 (1.6 miles) II-IV 33 cfs* low 9/3 11:00
Escanaba, M.Br.— A) White City Falls to 1.2 mile above CR565 (9.3 miles+1.6 miles for lower) II-IV+ 24 cfs* low 9/3 11:00
Escanaba, E.Br.— Sands Plains Run: Section 20 Bridge to O'Neal Creek confluence (2.25 miles) I-II(III) 9 cfs* low 9/3 11:00
Escanaba— C) Boney Falls Dam to CR420 (17 miles) II(III) 210 cfs low 9/3 11:30
Escanaba— B) Swimming Hole Ck.CG to Boney Falls Basin (10 miles) I-II 210 cfs low 9/3 11:30
Escanaba— A) Gwinn to River Rd (19 miles) I-II
Eagle— Phoenix to Eagle River Falls (2.3 miles) III-IV(V) 10 cfs* low 9/3 12:15
Dead— Tourist Park Falls: CR 550 Bridge (0.3 miles) III-IV cfs 9/3 11:45
Dead— McClure Dam to Forestville Rd. (6.9 miles) IV-V+ cfs 9/3 11:45
Copper Creek— logging road to Presque Isle (4.0 miles) II-IV
Chocolay— Hwy.41 to Cty Road BH (Green Garden Rd) (2.2 miles) I-II(III)
Chippewa— Mount Pleasant (0.1 miles) I-II 127 cfs med 9/3 12:45
Carp (Porkies)— above Shining Cloud Falls to Lake Superior (1.7 miles) IV(V)
Carp (Marquette)— B) CR553 (Marquette Mtn.) to Hwy.41 (2.3 miles) II-III
Carp (Marquette)— A) 'Upper': Carp Lake dam to CR553 (Marquette Mtn.) (2.5 miles) III-V(V+)
Boardman— 6 mi. S. of Traverse City (0.5 mile) I-II 80 cfs low 9/3 12:00
Black— D) 'Lower Black': Conglomerate Falls to Lake Superior (2.0-2.6 miles) IV-V(V+) 16 cfs low 9/3 11:30
Black— C) 'Middle Black': Narrows Park to Conglomerate Falls (7.9 miles) II-III+ 16 cfs low 9/3 11:30
Black— B) 'Upper Black': Ramsey (Mill St) to above Gabbro Falls (Baker Falls) (2.2 miles) II-III 16 cfs low 9/3 11:30
Black— A) Cty 513 to Ramsay (Mill St) (6.7 miles) I-II 16 cfs low 9/3 11:30
Big Iron— White Pine to Silver City (4.3 miles) II-III
Big Garlic— Goldmine Rd to Cty 550 (3.3 miles) III-V
Bear— Petoskey: Sheridan Street to Lake (1.0 mile) II-III 150 cfs* low 9/3 12:00
Baltimore— Hwy.45 to M Br Ontonagon to Hwy.45 (5.4 + 3.9 miles) III-IV+ 3.19 ft * low 9/3 12:00
Au Train— M94/Dam to below power house (1 mile) III-IV+