Gauge Description:

Cited gauge is M.Br.Ontonagon, of which this river is a tributary. (You'll take out at the gauge location.) Unfortunately, the Ontonagon is highly dam regulated, and this gauge is located below the confluence of the E.Br.Ontonagon as well. Thus this gauge is only a rough indicator. Look for better than 1000 cfs on the M.Br. gauge for starters.

Paddlers measure down from the underside of the bridge-deck (at the put-in) on the donwstream river left side. 12' down is the minimum and 4' down is too high. The max is somewhere between, but this reach hasn't been run enough to confidently set that value. We welcome paddler input (via the "Comments" tab) to help fine-tune the relatively sane 'maximum' for this run.

This reach is flashy and may rise and fall rapidly. A more accurate onsite judgement may be had by hiking 1.4 miles in to Okundekun Falls via the North Country Trail from a marked Hwy 45 parking area.

Since many of the slides are fairly broad (in relation to the rest of the reach) this does not make a good low water run. Conversely, the regular bedrock slides create some scary holes when it is high. This duality, combined with the flashy nature of this stream, makes it difficult to catch at a "good" water level. Those who do will find the effort worthwhile.