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| RIVER: | Menominee River, Pemene Falls |
| LOCATION: | Marinette County (WI) / Menominee Co. (MI), SW of Pembine on Z about 15 miles SE (downstream) of Piers Gorge, about 5 miles S of Quiver Falls |
| PUT-IN: | Proceed East on Z across the river into Michigan and take the first forest road to the left (N.), 0.5 mi. to an unmarked road to the left, where you can park, carry down, run and play. |
| TAKE-OUT: | Same (end of rapids) |
| SHUTTLE: | Carry up. |
| DIST: | 0.3 miles |
| TIME: | n/a |
| CLASS: | III-IV |
| CHARACTER: | Easy warmup waves lead to more action until a very mean, sticky looking hole at a long defunct dam. |
| GAUGE: | U.S.G.S. gauge: min=?, opt=?, high=? |
| SEASON: | Almost always enough water, just different challenges based on level. |
| This is a rather short, but potentially intense piece of water.
Various waves and holes may exist at higher flows, in which the paddler
may play, but the main concern is a large constriction where a huge rock
and cement remnants of a dam divert the water into a diagonal wave/hole
with great intensity at almost any water level. At extreme flows,
there will be an additional channel to the left, as well as a potential
right-side sneak, but the drop would be very intimidating.
In the pool below the drop (reportedly at levels around 8.1-8.3) I'm told the waves and holes offer some great play. (I've not been there to verify this first-hand.) |