River/Stream: Yellow River
Built: reconstruction completed 2011
Owner: Kurt Warner
Height: now a low-water crossing
Warning Signs:
Portage: No longer needed
Comments as of April 22, 2011: The large concrete crossing on the Yellow River between Sixteen Bridge and Ion was removed in December, and in early April a low-water crossing was installed. While stream bank / floodplain restoration and in-channel fish habitat work will continue into mid-May, the area is safe for paddling and portaging is no longer necessary. The water trails conservation crew has developed a planting plan to re-establish the riparian plant community in a restored floodplain. [Shoreline restoration has since been completed.]
View of low water crossing
2008 view of previous ford showing obvious hazards