Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: Flooded campgrounds and washed out road
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SpokaneFlyer |
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cyclones30 |
SpokaneFlyer: "I was at Cascade River last night and it looks pretty bad. Water was almost up to the top of the bridge!" Yeah, Cascade @ 61 needs a bigger bridge/tunnel. She's gonna go over the road or cut around and through the road |
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MN_Lindsey |
cyclones30: "SpokaneFlyer: "I was at Cascade River last night and it looks pretty bad. Water was almost up to the top of the bridge!" Hoping I make it up to Grand Maris in a few weeks! YIKES! If Hwy 61 does get closed because the cascade washes out Hwy 61… is there any way up to the Gunflint Trail or is 61 the only way? |
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OneMatch |
cyclones30: "SpokaneFlyer: "I was at Cascade River last night and it looks pretty bad. Water was almost up to the top of the bridge!" Grand Marais photographer took these videos of the Cascade just today and posted on his FaceBook page here Very scary stuff. |
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schweady |
jhb8426: "MN_Lindsey: "If Hwy 61 does get closed because the cascade washes out Hwy 61… is there any way up to the Gunflint Trail or is 61 the only way?" True, but a lot of those back roads are having problems of their own. Call ahead about county roads and forest roads. From last week: "Don't be the guy that apparently didn't know what 'Closed' means. It cost him a fairly large towing fee." |
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Captn Tony |
Gooseberry Falls |
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schweady |
MN_Lindsey: "...and on to Grand Maria’s via Devil Track Rd ! Good idea!" Currently closed due to flooding. boreal.org |
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MN_Lindsey |
jhb8426: "MN_Lindsey: "If Hwy 61 does get closed because the cascade washes out Hwy 61… is there any way up to the Gunflint Trail or is 61 the only way?" Yeah I saw that facebook post or others like it. Oh yep there is! Take CR 4 up towards Eagle Mountain to The Grade, and it connects near Devil Track Lake, and on to Grand Maria’s via Devil Track Rd ! Good idea! I drove that exact route last year when I hiked Eagle Mountain, and then needed gas in GM… stayed at a free Forest Service campground. Have you guys seen the footbridge at High Falls at Tettegouche! About to end up in Lake Superior! |
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gravelroad |
The couple decided to leave the campground in the dark. They drove up along the river toward home and made a turn across the river. What was normally a couple of culverts was now a hole twenty feet across and ten feet deep. It would have been virtually invisible in the dark. When I got to where their van had been found, I saw that the roof had been torn off by the water. Sadly, both of them perished and were found over the next couple of days. |
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cyclones30 |
Shouldn't have any problem with low water in the streams or lakes for a while! Forest Road 313 in the Gunflint District |
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jhb8426 |
MN_Lindsey: "If Hwy 61 does get closed because the cascade washes out Hwy 61… is there any way up to the Gunflint Trail or is 61 the only way?" With a little effort and decent maps you can probably construct a route via F.S. roads. Seems to me I've seen signs pointing towards Lutsen around the Brule Lake area. Realizing of course that Lutsen is south of the Cascade river but there are roads that connect. |
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airmorse |
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WhiteWolf |
Estimated rainfall since yesterday morning. Flash Flood Warning for the entire N SHore- Flash Flood Warning MNC031-075-137-131415- /O.EXT.KDLH.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-220513T1415Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Duluth MN 455 AM CDT Fri May 13 2022 The National Weather Service in Duluth has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Cook County in northeastern Minnesota... Eastern Lake County in northeastern Minnesota... Eastern St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota... * Until 915 AM CDT. * At 455 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across southern portions of the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen in the last 12 hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. The main area of concern is Highway 61, where flash flooding may lead to bridge washouts, especially at the Cascade River. Flash flooding may quickly escalate once rivers exceed culvert capacity. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Grand Marais, Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Grand Portage, Lutsen, Tofte, Beaver Bay, Taconite Harbor, Sugar Loaf Cove, Little Marais, Illgen City, Finland, Split Rock Lighthouse, Castle Danger, Hovland, Larsmont, Knife River, Alger, Temperance River State Park and White Pine Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. |
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airmorse |
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