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Minnesota | Southwest Minnesota
Redwood RiverWabasso to Redwood Lake
Lower Redwood River state-water-trail day from Wabasso to the Redwood Lake public access in Redwood Falls, ending above the Highway 19 dam with a direct lower-river DNR gauge.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Wabasso and finish at the Redwood Lake public access above the Highway 19 dam. The lower Redwood Falls DNR gauge is direct for this corridor, but today's official low reading makes same-day depth checks important.
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Put-in
Redwood River, Wabasso Public Water Access SiteWabasso resolves in Minnesota public-water-access GIS as WAS00004 at river mile 13.3.
Take-out
Redwood Lake Public Water Access SiteRedwood Lake resolves as WAS00025 at river mile 5.8 in Perks Park and is the mandatory finish for this card.
Road shuttle
Stage Redwood Lake / Perks Park first, then drive back to Wabasso. Walk the take-out and dam boundary before launching so the group knows exactly where the day ends.
Additional access notes
- Do not continue into the Highway 19 dam area by accident. DNR Map 3 marks the dam as impassable with no portage on the map sheet, while the DNR segment page says any continuation requires portaging around Lake Redwood Dam and re-entering in Alexander Ramsey Park.
More route and safety guidance
- DNR Map 3 marks the Highway 19 bridge and dam as impassable with no portage on the map sheet, and the DNR segment page says continuing requires portaging around the Lake Redwood Dam and re-entering in Alexander Ramsey Park.
- Low water can turn riffles into scraping, and high/rising water can make strainers, bridge current, and the dam boundary unsafe.
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| Gauge site | Redwood River nr Redwood Falls, MN |
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| Preferred range | 116 cfs to 1,740 cfs |
| Low threshold | 16 cfs |
| High threshold | 3,000 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | MN DNR river-level interpretation bands for Redwood River near Redwood Falls |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Official map routeWabasso RM 13.3 to Redwood Lake RM 5.8, about 7.5 miles
MN DNR Map 3 places Wabasso, County Road 17, Redwood Lake, Westside Park / Redwood Lake access, and the Highway 19 bridge and dam in downstream order.
- Public access recordsWAS00004 to WAS00025
Minnesota public-water-access GIS resolves Wabasso and Redwood Lake as public access sites with coordinates, directions, launch data, administrators, and river miles.
- Official DNR bands16 / 116-1,740 / 3,000 cfs
MN DNR interprets the Redwood Falls gauge as Scrapable below 16 cfs, Low from 16 to 116, Medium from 116 to 1,740, High from 1,740 to 3,000, and Very High above 3,000.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-2431.5 cfs at 2026-07-24 02:00 CDT
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- Dam boundaryHighway 19 dam below Redwood Lake
DNR Map 3 marks the Highway 19 bridge and dam as impassable with no portage on the map sheet; the DNR segment page separately says continuing to the Minnesota River requires portaging around Lake Redwood Dam and re-entering in Alexander Ramsey Park.
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