Sand Island Creek, Michigan, US
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logging road (off of Camp 6 road) to Black River (2 + 1 miles)
| Usual Difficulty |
II-III (for normal flows) |
| Avg. Gradient |
90 fpm |
| Max Gradient |
135 fpm |
Gauge Information
River Description
Listed data is just for Sand Island Creek. It is unknown whether access is possible via a road
which is shown the river (on river-left, near the confluence of Sand Island and the Black River).
It is highly likely that (rather than hazarding that access) boaters will instead opt to continue
down the final mile of the 'Middle Black' to take out at Great Conglomerate Falls.
Quick Facts:
Location: Western Upper Peninsula, approximately 10 miles North from Bessemer.
Shuttle Length: 14.2 miles. (See details in "Directions" Tab.)
Character: unknown
Drainage area at put-in: about 7.7 square miles.
Put-in elevation is approximately 1130'.
Confluence with Black River elevation is approximately 950'.
Thus elevation change is approximately 180'.
Take-out elevation for 'Middle Black' is approximately 930'.
Thus total elevation change is approximately 200'.
Information (lat, lng, elev, total drop, run length, shuttle length) adjusted and/or verified
from best manual extrapolation of online data (via maps.google.com, distance measuring tool, and
other resources). 2009.02.11
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-09-21 13:28:34