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Minnesota | Grand Rapids Area
Mississippi RiverCounty Road 72 to County Line Access
MN DNR Map 3 downstream connector from the County Road 72 access to the County Line access, filling the public-access gap below Blackberry-to-County-Road-72 and above the existing County-Line-to-Jacobson route.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at County Road 72 and take out at County Line for the 15.9-mile Map 3 connector above the existing Jacobson route. Use the upstream Grand Rapids DNR gauge as an official corridor check, then make the final call from local depth, wind, and debris.
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Put-in
Mississippi River, Co Rd 72 Public Water Access SiteCounty Road 72 resolves in Minnesota public-water-access GIS as WAS01345 at DNR river mile 1161.4.
Take-out
Mississippi River, County Line Public Water Access SiteCounty Line resolves in Minnesota public-water-access GIS as WAS01336 at DNR river mile 1145.5.
Road shuttle
Stage the County Line take-out first, then drive upstream to the County Road 72 DNR access. This card intentionally ends at County Line to connect with the already-live County-Line-to-Jacobson route without duplicating it.
Additional access notes
- The Grand Rapids gauge is upstream of this split. It is official same-corridor evidence, not a take-out reading.
More route and safety guidance
- Low water can expose riffles and bars even when the broader DNR gauge band is usable.
- Carry daylight and weather margin for a 15.9-mile day with few clean bailout points and cold-water exposure.
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- DNR map sequenceCounty Road 72 to County Line
MN DNR Mississippi Map 3 places County Road 72 access, Split Hand Creek, Swimming Bear campsite, and County Line access in downstream order on the same map section.
- Public access recordsWAS01345 to WAS01336
Minnesota public-water-access GIS resolves Mississippi River, Co Rd 72 and Mississippi River, County Line with DNR access IDs, coordinates, public administrators, and matching river-mile records.
- Official DNR bands30 / 44-1410 / 1910 cfs
MN DNR interprets the Grand Rapids gauge as Scrapable below 30 cfs, Low from 30 to 44, Medium from 44 to 1410, High from 1410 to 1910, and Very High above 1910.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-16251 cfs at 2026-07-16 11:45 PM
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- Route character and camping supportFlat-water corridor with mapped watercraft camping
DNR Map 3 describes this section as flat to slow with no major rapids and marks watercraft-camping context including Swimming Bear, while DNR safety notes warn about private property, wind, obstacles, and changing conditions.
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