Duluth creeks, Minnesota, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | IV-V+ (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 1 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 300 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 570 fpm |
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.)
| Name |
Suggested Length |
Gradient | TopoZone |
| Tischer Creek | 1.0 | 400 | Map |
| Chester Creek | 1.5 | 286 | Map |
| Miller Creek | 1.0 | 400 | Map |
| Keene Creek | 1.5 | 333 | Map |
| Kingsbury Creek | 0.7 | 570 | Map |
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).
No photos found. 
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Users can submit comments.| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Tischer Creek | N/A | |
| 0.0 | Chester Creek | N/A | |
| 0.0 | Buckingham Creek | N/A | |
| 0.0 | Miller Creek | N/A | |
| 0.0 | Keene Creek | N/A | |
| 0.0 | Kingsbury Creek | N/A | |
| 0.0 | Stewart Creek | N/A | |
| 0.0 | Sargeant Creek | N/A | |
| 0.0 | Mission Creek | N/A |
A couple of steep slides and twisting turns make for a bit of a steep bobsled feel to this run.
Unknown whether there is merit, whether there is sufficient size and clear enough channel above the apparent ponds (where topo maps indicate "Ski Jumps"). I believe most runs are from somewhere below those.
Anyone ever done this? How far up were you able to start? Add a comment or report!
Anyone ever done this? How far up were you able to start? Add a comment or report!
An amazing series of ledges and slides, ending up by dropping under a bridge and into the zoo! (I think you need to take-out before that!)
(For what it's worth, there appears to be considerable gradient above the marked location. I hiked that once, and it mostly seemed to have relatively little merit for the logistics which would be involved.)
Anyone ever done any part of this? Were you able to run all of it? Add a comment or report!
Insanely small and steep (or is it?). Anyone ever done this? How far up were you able to start? Add a comment or report!
Smaller (I think) than others, generally less concentrated gradient (I think) than others. Anyone ever done this? How far up were you able to start? Was it worth it? Add a comment or report!
Smaller (I think) than others, generally less concentrated gradient (I think) than others. (Or maybe thats all wrong!) Anyone ever done this? How far up were you able to start? Was it worth it? Add a comment or report!
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various, Duluth creeks Minnesota, US (mobile)
