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CedarPaddle

03/05/2012 09:20PM

I'm planning a trip for a group of ladies again and just wondered if there are any waterfalls in the BWCA, or other things of interest that I might be able to plan in our route.
Entry point has not been chosen yet, so nothing is set in stone. But probably drive up to Ely.

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fitgers1

03/05/2012 09:56PM

Yes there are. Stand by, I'm sure you'll get lots of info on this one. I have seen a couple but can't think of the lake names they were at.
Welcome to the board.

Thannks to Tuscarora below - Cattyman was the last falls I was at a couple years ago. The other one was a long time ago and don't recall which it was.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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Jackfish

Moderator

03/05/2012 10:01PM

Welcome to the board, CedarPaddle. :)

The answers will come flocking in shortly, but one waterfall that is absolutely worth the price of admission to see is Curtain Falls on the border with Quetico. It's located at the far western end of Crooked Lake.

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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Unas10

03/06/2012 04:15AM

How much water has to fall how far before the falling water is considered a waterfall?

Devil's Cascade on the Little Indian Sioux, EP 14.

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TuscaroraBorealis

03/06/2012 06:43AM

Mueller falls

Cattyman falls

Eddy falls

Elm portage

Alpine ~ Jasper portage

Mora ~ Lil' Sag portage

Lower Basswood falls

Rattle lake

Sioux falls

Stairway portage

Mug falls

Winchell lake

Johnson Falls

Johson Falls, upper tier

Vernon lake

Plus, I left out some of the main ones. Curtain Falls, Devils Cascade, Basswood falls.....

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canoe212

03/06/2012 06:53AM

Johnson Falls on the far east end. Near Pine Lake.

Upper Basswood, Wheelbarrow, and Lower Basswood. All 3 are where the Basswood River flows from Basswood Lake into Crooked.

If you can earn it, why did He die?

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Corsair

03/06/2012 08:15AM

Rebecca falls

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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Jackfish

Moderator

03/06/2012 09:15AM

Nice job, TB. Well done.

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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jwartman59

03/06/2012 10:06AM

curtain falls are a special treat, they remind you of being on a big northern canadian river. i rarely encounter other groups here. the fishing in the rapids is first class.

Curtain Falls

I can't remember which falls these are, on the Basswood many years ago.

Johnson Falls

Rose Falls

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jwartman59

03/06/2012 10:24AM

arg!! hello TBorealis, (nice photos by the way) how do you get your text to line up with your photos? i don't have a clue.

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TuscaroraBorealis

03/06/2012 10:34AM

After each photo I type in the text then hit enter so there is a blank line before entering the next photo. After 3 photos you'll need to hit enter 7 times (7 blank lines) so the next 3 will line up. Rinse & repeat. :)

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jwartman59

03/06/2012 10:46AM

thanks, i wouldn't have guessed that in a million years. now to give it a try.

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Mustangt125

03/06/2012 10:58AM

Those are some great pictures. Where are the Curtain Falls located?

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jwartman59

03/06/2012 11:05AM

curtain falls is on the border route between iron lake and crooked lake. it is possible to make it to iron lake in one day, the campsite on the northeast corner of the lake, #1841, gives quick access to the falls. be very careful as you approach the minnesota side portage from iron lake, there is a tricky bit of current that has swamped many a canoe.

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boonie

03/06/2012 11:10AM

There are also a lot of nice waterfalls outside the BW along the North Shore on the way to Gunflint if you go that way and have time.

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TuscaroraBorealis

03/06/2012 11:12AM

quote Mustangt125: "Those are some great pictures. Where are the Curtain Falls located?"
Along the Canadian border between Iron & Crooked lakes.

Curtain Falls

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CedarPaddle

03/06/2012 11:20AM

Thanks guys this really helps
I'll have to get back to this tonight after work and take notes :)

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fitgers1

03/06/2012 03:36PM

Great photos guys. I hope you don't mind if I steal them for my screen saver show.

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schweady

03/06/2012 04:24PM

There is a "falls" marked on this site's map, on the creek between Horse and Fourtown, closer to Horse. Anyone have a photo or comment on it? There is a 31 ft difference between lake levels...

"You can observe a lot by watching." -- Yogi Berra

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billconner

03/06/2012 05:20PM

You didn't say Quetico - though Rebecca is in the Q - but hard to beat Louisa Falls and a dip in the Devil's Bathtub.

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CedarPaddle

03/06/2012 10:41PM

Just the BW. Isn't quetico a lot more expensive? I mean I would like to go someday?

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Jackfish

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03/06/2012 10:59PM

quote CedarPaddle: "Isn't quetico a lot more expensive?"
Yes it is. More expensive. No fish. Hassle of crossing the border. It's a good place to stay away from. ;-)

(tongue firmly in cheek)

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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maxxbhp

03/08/2012 02:41PM

quote Jackfish: "quote CedarPaddle: "Isn't quetico a lot more expensive?"
Yes it is. More expensive. No fish. Hassle of crossing the border. It's a good place to stay away from. ;-)

(tongue firmly in cheek)"
Fish, you forgot all the terrorists camped up there figuring out a way to sneak into the US.

"Old Nashville still has a song and dance, and the Florida girls still wear no underpants. And we all get drunk at the football game, yeh the new south, thank God is still the same" Hank Williams, jr

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Rapid Runner

03/12/2012 12:45PM

I think TB and the others summed that one up pretty well! nice photos!

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Goldenbadger

06/15/2012 06:09AM

Many moons ago I visited Johnson Falls. Here is a watercolor painting I did of it when I got back. Sorry about the glare on the glass.

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Ingvald

06/15/2012 08:11AM

quote Unas10: "How much water has to fall how far before the falling water is considered a waterfall?

Devil's Cascade on the Little Indian Sioux, EP 14."
That's the $64,000 question right there. Considering that many lakes are connected by rivers or streams and there is an elevation change between most lakes, one could find a waterfall between almost any bodies of water.

Honesty is my only excuse.

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Mike5914

06/15/2012 08:44AM

Now is a neat time to see these waterfalls too - water levels up so high the water going over the falls is very very power. Its cool to watch.

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MeatHunter

06/15/2012 12:08PM

WOW. Some awesome pics. Never knew that many falls existed up there. Will take in our first this year, Johnson falls.

Some people see nature as being made "Just for them", and view others as an invasive species.....

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oldgentleman

06/15/2012 12:44PM

quote Goldenbadger: "Many moons ago I visited Johnson Falls. Here is a watercolor painting I did of it when I got back. Sorry about the glare on the glass.

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I like it. I love water colors and dabble in them a bit myself from time to time.

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mcsweem

06/15/2012 02:09PM

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mcsweem

06/15/2012 02:12PM

Check out the difference in the 2 cattyman falls pics

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shock

06/15/2012 03:10PM

thanks to everyone for the awesome pics. GREAT JOB !!

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IBFLY

06/15/2012 10:35PM

quote TuscaroraBorealis: "After each photo I type in the text then hit enter so there is a blank line before entering the next photo. After 3 photos you'll need to hit enter 7 times (7 blank lines) so the next 3 will line up. Rinse & repeat. :) "
TB - you are one crazy dude. Thank you brother.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

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TuscaroraBorealis

06/16/2012 08:44PM

quote IBFLY: "quote TuscaroraBorealis: "After each photo I type in the text then hit enter so there is a blank line before entering the next photo. After 3 photos you'll need to hit enter 7 times (7 blank lines) so the next 3 will line up. Rinse & repeat. :) "
TB - you are one crazy dude. Thank you brother.
"

I do what I can. ;-)

High water thread

similar thread.

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jwartman59

11/16/2012 03:09PM

not a great falls but pretty cool canyon, devils cascade on the little indian sioux.

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Bonvicken

11/16/2012 09:24PM

Yet another Curtain Falls photo...

I have this photo as my wallpaper on my computer at work. It's been helping me to keep my sanity of late. (only 8 more months...)

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dmpaul

05/09/2013 01:51PM

Where are the Lousia Falls & the Devil's bath tub located?

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jwartman59

05/09/2013 02:24PM

my photo just above is devil's cascade. i didn't see any devils though.

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HansSolo

05/09/2013 07:14PM

Wow, a picture speaks a thousand words! Truly some beautiful pictorials of Quetico-Superior waterfalls here. Especially those by jwartman59 and Tuscarora Borealis.

Thanks for sharing.

Hans Solo

Water reflects not only clouds and trees and cliffs, but all the infinite variations of mind and spirit we bring to it. – Sigurd Olson

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ktoivola

05/10/2013 01:36PM

Curtain falls with very high water spring 08 Curtain falls clip

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