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Cedar RiverLansing / County Road 2 to Ramsey Mill Pond
Short upper-Cedar connector from the Lansing / County Road 2 gauge bridge to Ramsey Mill Pond, using the direct Lansing DNR interpreted gauge and the DNR-mapped Ramsey access.
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Paddle from the Lansing / County Road 2 access to Ramsey Mill Pond on the upper Cedar River. The Lansing gauge is at the put-in; compare its live reading and trend with DNR guidance before launch.
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Put-in
Lansing / County Road 2 bridge gauge accessThe Lansing put-in is anchored to the DNR river-level gauge and County Road 2 bridge at river mile 25.0, not to a public-water-access-layer record. Confirm same-day legal launch and parking before using it.
Take-out
Cedar River, Ramsey Mill Pond Public Water Access SiteRamsey Mill Pond resolves as DNR access WAS01376 at river mile 21.2 with public-water-access coordinates.
Road shuttle
Stage Ramsey Mill Pond first, then drive north to the Lansing / County Road 2 bridge. Confirm that the bridge launch is legal and practical before unloading, and identify the Ramsey take-out above the low-head dam before launch.
Additional access notes
- Take out at Ramsey above the low-head dam unless you have separately planned the Ramsey-to-Austin route and portage/dam context.
More route and safety guidance
- Use the County Road 2 bridge/gauge area only if the launch is legal and practical on arrival; the Ramsey take-out is the cleaner public-water-access endpoint.
- Low water can expose snags and shallows, while floodwater and overhanging trees can change this beginner-looking reach quickly.
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| Gauge site | Cedar River nr Lansing, CR2 |
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| Preferred range | 15 cfs to 430 cfs |
| Low threshold | 9 cfs |
| High threshold | 513 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | MN DNR river-level interpretation bands for Cedar River near Lansing |
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- Map sequenceCounty Road 2 RM 25.0 to Ramsey RM 21.2
MN DNR Cedar River map places the Lansing / County Road 2 bridge and river-level gauge at river mile 25.0, Ramsey Mill Pond at river mile 22.0, and the Ramsey trailer/carry-in access and low-head dam at river mile 21.2.
- Public access recordRamsey Mill Pond WAS01376
Minnesota public-water-access GIS resolves Ramsey Mill Pond as a DNR-administered Cedar River access at river mile 21.2 with source-backed coordinates.
- Official DNR bands8.9 / 15.2-429.5 / 513.4 cfs
MN DNR interprets the Lansing gauge as Scrapable below 8.9 cfs, Low from 8.9 to 15.2, Medium from 15.2 to 429.5, High from 429.5 to 513.4, and Very High above 513.4.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-1645 cfs at 2026-07-16 18:30
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- Safety contextDam, snags, beginner flow
DNR says the Cedar has moderate flow and no major rapids, but warns paddlers to know dam locations and watch for flooding, snags, and overhanging trees.
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