Baptism - A) Finland to Eckbeck campground (5.2 miles)


Baptism, Minnesota, US

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A) Finland to Eckbeck campground (5.2 miles) (Upper)

Usual Difficulty I-III(IV) (for normal flows)
Length 5.2 Miles
Avg. Gradient 47 fpm
Max Gradient 82 fpm

Landslide Falls


Landslide Falls
Photo of Dave Bayer by Rob Smage @ 2.6'



River Description

Most of this run is fun "Land of Sky Blue Waters" (for those who remember the old Hamm's beer commercials) bobbling along. A few larger waves and holes will be encountered, some of which can become rather sticky and/or playful at moderate to high levels.

The largest drop is rather midway through the run, where the river drops over a large bedrock intrusion. The main channel has offset huge holes, midway down the large jumbled drop, which do not look very boater-friendly. A tight right-side sneak is possible, though it contains a couple of piton spots.

The remainder of the run is more like the earlier portion, with easy bobbling and occasional ledge/wave/holes.


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Last Updated: 2011-06-28 20:36:15

Landslide Falls

Detail Trip Report  Landslide Falls  Baptism River (Upper), MN(13.18KB .jpeg)

Landslide Walk

Detail Trip Report  Landslide Walk  Baptism, MN(313.16KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

To find the USGS stage marker, walk down from wayside at Hwy.61 bridge and walk upstream (river right). Gauge is on a cement face, and may be easy to miss first time you look for it.
Historically, runs on this river are good around 2.6' on this gauge, give or take 0.3' or so.
However, boaters are reporting (Spring, 2009) that the gauge has apparently changed. Now, readings of 3.3' (give or take 0.3') would appear to be optimum.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources appears to be taking stage readings at this site. Reportedly, 12.5' on their gauge correlates to 2.5' on the old stick gauge. MDNR data is available at the DNR Gauge. You can use a pull-down list on the graph (and hit the 'Update' button) to get the flow (CFS) values. For what it's worth, 12.1' is about 200 cfs, and 12.3' is about 250 cfs.

Report - Reports of Baptism A) Finland to Eckbeck campground (5.2 miles) and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Baptism [MN] Landslide Walk n/a Jake Vos
Baptism River (Upper) [MN] Landslide Falls 2.6' Rob Smage

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User Comments
2009-05-14 08:51:06 (1003 days ago)
Rob SmageDetails
Area boaters are reporting that the gauge appears to have changed (Spring, 2009). While formerly
levels of 2.6' (plus or minus about 0.3') were 'optimal', now you should be looking for 3.3' (plus
or minus about 0.3'). There is also apparently some controversy about whether the reports from the
DNR are accurate.
Users can submit comments.

Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
2.4Landslide FallsVPortage Waterfall

Rapid Descriptions

Landslide Falls (Class V, Mile 2.4)

This will be a portage or a 'sneak' for the majority of boaters. Most of the flow goes through a nasty sequence of holes and slides. Tight to the right, a sneak channel can be run, but contains at least a few major piton spots.




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 A) Finland to Eckbeck campground (5.2 miles), Baptism Minnesota, US (mobile)