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Minnesota | Duluth Area
St. Louis RiverToivola to Floodwood
Middle St. Louis River trip from Toivola through the County Road 29 access to Floodwood, finishing at the current Floodwood gauge corridor.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Toivola, pass County Road 29, and finish in the direct Floodwood gauge corridor.
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Put-in
St. Louis River, Toivola Public Water Access SiteMinnesota public-water-access GIS resolves Toivola as WAS00615 at river mile 94.2 and County Road 29 as WAS02129 at river mile 78.5.
Take-out
Floodwood River Public Water Access SiteThe Floodwood gauge is downstream of the take-out. Treat it as a same-corridor proxy and check local depth at Toivola and County Road 29 before launching.
Road shuttle
Stage the take-out before launching. This combined route joins the researched st-louis-river-toivola-county-road-29 and st-louis-river-county-road-29-floodwood access corridors and requires a longer rural shuttle.
Additional access notes
- County Road 29 is the planned finish. Do not continue toward Floodwood without a separate shuttle, daylight, and low/high-water plan.
- County Road 29 resolves as WAS02129 at DNR river mile 78.5.
- Floodwood River access resolves as WAS01940. DNR Map 2 places the St. Louis/Floodwood River confluence at river mile 72.6 and notes the trailer access is about one-half mile up the Floodwood River.
- Identify the Floodwood River turn and city access before launching so the take-out is not missed in low light or high current.
More route and safety guidance
- The Floodwood take-out is on the Floodwood River about one-half mile from the St. Louis confluence. Identify the turn and city access before launching.
- Use County Road 29 and Floodwood public accesses only; wooded private banks and cold water leave little margin for casual bailout.
- 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 | St. Louis River at Floodwood, CSAH8 |
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| Preferred range | 28.00 ft to 37.00 ft |
| Low threshold | 24.40 ft |
| High threshold | 42.00 ft |
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| Main source behind this score | MN DNR river-level interpretation bands for St. Louis River at Floodwood |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Qualifying gauge relationshipSt. Louis River at Floodwood, CSAH8
DNR site 338 is at Floodwood at the downstream end of this combined route and supplies official interpreted stage bands.
- Public-access continuityToivola to Floodwood
The route joins adjacent researched segments whose shared endpoint coordinates and official public-access records match.
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