Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Reports :: Trip Report - Canoeing Elm Creek
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windsc |
Other good trips like this include: 1) Rice Creek starting at County Road H park and ride in mounds view and ending in the Mississippi river just south of I694. There are parking lots on both sides of the river just south of I694 2) Shingle Creek starting at intersection of shingle creek regional bike trail and Xerxes Ave N and ending in the Mississippi River. The time I took this was year before the stone arch lock and damn was closed. I pulled out at East River Flats Park near the U of M boathouse. The lock and damn in a canoe was a blast. There is a waterfall that kind of snuck up on me. The waterfall is in Weber Park. There is a long portage in the shopping center near Bass Lake road where you end the portage by going over a bike bridge that goes over Highway 100 3) The first part of the Kettle River when the river is above 4.5 feet. I started just north west of the town Kettle River and ended about 20 miles south |
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GregSC |
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missmolly |
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Minnesotian |
Excellent trip report. I like your idea of exploring the smaller waters around town. |
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DanCooke |
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straighthairedcurly |
Far upstream it seems the City of Plymouth is doing a restoration project, but the creek looks very tiny up there. You could contact the MPCA Elm Creek Watershed contact person to find out any rules about being able to remove some deadfalls in the stretch you started on. We would be happy to help if you get the okay. We paddled the Rica Creek Water Trail last Saturday. It starts in Lino Lakes and ends in New Brighton. We started at Lake Baldwin and took out at Old Hwy. 8. I realized when we got done that I should have taken pictures...I always forget to do that when we are exploring new places. |
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BigOarDeal |
Trip Name: Canoeing Elm Creek. Entry Point: Other Click Here to View Trip Report |
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BigOarDeal |
I'm glad I got to take you along for the ride! straighthairedcurly -- Thanks for the info! I didn't realize there was any restoration projects going on. If I lived a little closer, I think I would reach out and ask about clearing out the creek, but I think I live a little too far to justify it. Now if this stay at home stays into effect all summer, my tone might change! But thanks for the offer to help! Also, I haven't heard of Rica Creek. Was it pretty easy paddling? That sounds like a fun adventure for a future weekend. TreeBear -- Your statement about 'non-navigable' is definitely true, and honestly, I loved every moment of the non-navigable part of the creek. I mostly graded it as that for the benefit of others! So you've already done the next part I want to do?!? Crazy, I didn't think anyone else would have done it! I did a little recon where the bike trail crosses Elm Creek just past the dam, and it looked okay, but good to know it will be tough-going. I still want to get from the dam to at least where the creek goes under Elm Creek Rd in the middle of the park. And eventually the Mississippi. Thanks for the info. Hope you heal up soon so you can finish the rest of it! I'll post more photos on my next leg. |
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BearBurrito |
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SaganagaJoe |
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TreeBear |
Elm Creek is probably the most important watershed in the NW suburbs and has been taking a lot of heat from development the last couple decades. It's a really beautiful stretch of water. |
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jfinn |
Nice photos. John |