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Minnesota | Wadena Area
Crow Wing RiverHuntersville North to Stigman's Mound
Extended Crow Wing River day from Huntersville through Mary Brown to Stigman's Mound, ending at the current Nimrod gauge corridor.
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Trip details
Access rules, camping and seasonal notes.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Huntersville North, pass Mary Brown, and finish at Stigman's Mound beside the direct Nimrod gauge corridor.
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Put-in
Crow Wing River, Huntersville (N) Public Water Access SiteHuntersville North and Mary Brown both resolve as Minnesota public-water-access GIS records with river miles and coordinates.
Take-out
Stigman's Mound #7 carry-in accessThe route uses the official Nimrod interpreted gauge downstream of the take-out. Confirm depth and channel conditions at Huntersville before launching.
Road shuttle
Stage the take-out before launching. This combined route joins the researched crow-wing-river-huntersville-north-mary-brown and crow-wing-river-mary-brown-stigmans-mound access corridors and requires a longer rural shuttle.
Additional access notes
- Private banks and informal forest edges are not backup landings; stay with public accesses and designated sites.
- Mary Brown is a remote carry-in access with few frills, so inspect the launch and parking setup before leaving a vehicle.
- Anderson's Crossing is the natural midpoint stop and only clearly documented overnight support on this route.
- Wadena County says Stigman's Mound park amenities are reached after landing across the river and walking over the bridge, so have the finish identified before the last mile.
More route and safety guidance
- Anderson's Crossing is the natural mid-route checkpoint and overnight support, but storms can still add fresh wood and faster current across the whole run.
- Stigman's Mound amenities are across the bridge from the landing, and private shoreland dominates outside the named public accesses and county properties.
- This longer combined itinerary requires an early start, a staged shuttle, and a conservative turnaround decision even when the direct gauge is in range.
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| Gauge site | Crow Wing River at Nimrod, MN |
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| Preferred range | 400 cfs to 800 cfs |
| Low threshold | 300 cfs |
| High threshold | 1,100 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | MN DNR river-level interpretation bands for Crow Wing River at Nimrod |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Qualifying gauge relationshipCrow Wing River at Nimrod, MN
DNR site 55 at Nimrod is beside the Stigman's Mound finish, placing the interpreted discharge gauge at the route endpoint.
- Public-access continuityHuntersville North to Stigman's Mound
The route joins adjacent researched segments whose shared endpoint coordinates and official public-access records match.
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