Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Anyone been on Moose River in the last couple days?
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MidwestFirecraft |
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TreeBear |
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VoyageurNorth |
Who knows what the beavers have done in all that time! :-) |
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Little Grumpy |
Water levels were low but mostly passable. If paddling up to Agnes, you will have to get out and walk the river a ways. We had a wood canvas canoe with two guys and two full canoe packs, and a 16' Royalex Prospector with three guys and one full pack. I've been there twice before - once in July of 2019, and once in Sept of 2020. Here's the breakdown by section: From entry portage to the 96 rod portage north of Nina Moose: low but not horrible. Regular beaver dams to pull over. 96 rod portage to Agnes: there was about a 1/4-1/2 (?) mile stretch where we had to get out and walk the river and float the canoes. Sand bottom made walking relatively easy. Same sand situation at the mouth of Agnes. You'll get wet on this stretch. Oyster River (we also paddled from Oyster back to Nina Moose) was very shallow and muddy from the 188 rod portage to the 15 rod portage. Some stretches with not enough water for a boat, and thigh-deep mud. Our group enjoys mud and wading rivers (it was the highlight for a few of them), so take that all with a grain of salt. Bottom line: it's a little slower than normal. If you're looking to stay completely dry, probably not the best entry. But if you don't mind that, good to go. Nothing crazy in my book. We only saw two groups over the weekend. Very quiet. |