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Rum RiverCambridge West Park to Martin's Landing
Short Rum River connector from Cambridge West Park to Martin's Landing at Isanti, using the downstream St. Francis DNR interpreted gauge as a conservative same-river proxy.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Cambridge West Park and take out at Martin's Landing for the missing Rum River connector between established upstream and downstream routes, using St. Francis as a conservative downstream gauge proxy.
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Put-in
Rum River, Cambridge Public Water Access SiteCambridge resolves as WAS00285 at DNR river mile 42.4 and Martin's resolves as WAS02197 at river mile 34.7 in Minnesota public-water-access GIS.
Take-out
Rum River, Martin's Public Water Access SiteThe St. Francis gauge is downstream of this reach, so use it for broad water-level posture and still inspect the actual Cambridge launch.
Road shuttle
Stage Martin's Landing first, then drive back to Cambridge West Park. Check local depth and wood at Cambridge because the DNR gauge is downstream at St. Francis.
Additional access notes
- Do not continue below Martin's Landing unless the downstream Isanti/North County Park mileage, dams, and shuttle are separately planned.
More route and safety guidance
- Treat Martin's Landing as the planned take-out; do not continue toward downstream dams or longer lower-Rum mileage unless separately staged.
- Watch for DNR-posted alerts, log jams, snags, cold water, and private banks even on this short connector.
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- Official route milesCambridge RM 42.4 to Martin's RM 34.7
Minnesota public-water-access GIS places the two public accesses 7.7 river miles apart, filling the connector between live upstream and downstream Rum River routes.
- DNR water-trail contextRum Map 2 and Map 3 connector
DNR Rum segments describe the Milaca-to-Isanti and Isanti-to-Mississippi maps, including broad flatwater, few rapids, and hazards such as downed trees, snags, dams, and log jams.
- Official DNR bands600 / 1000-2000 / 3000 cfs
MN DNR interprets Rum River near St. Francis as Scrapable below 600 cfs, Low from 600 to 1000, Medium from 1000 to 2000, High from 2000 to 3000, and Very High above 3000.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-23303 cfs at 2026-07-23 16:00 CDT
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