• Tuesday-What'sUP May 6 - 09:24 pm

According to Wikipedia, the Traprock River is a 19.8 mile tributary of Torch Lake, that flows through Houghton and Keweenaw counties. This almost 20 mile long river is the subject for today's photos from Judy Byykkonen, showing the river beginning to swell from the run-off of the melting snow. Her pictures were all snapped last week in the Traprock Valley area, which is in Houghton County, just outside of Lake Linden, so I'm sure there has been more melting since then.

We start with two shots of the Traprock River Falls, also commonly referred to as Riverside Park Falls. There is a short concrete dam across the river in this spot, which creates a nice uniform drop as the water cascades over the wall. When the water isn't running as high and swiftly as it is now, there is a break in the water towards the middle of the wall, as there is a notch cut in the concrete there. If you click on the "Falls" link at the beginning of this paragraph, you can see a photo that shows what I'm talking about. Right now, though, the river is running so fast, with the added water from the melting, that there is no visible sign of that notch in the wall.

Judy's next stop was on Woodbush Road, where the Traprock River passes underneath it there. You can see the waters a twirling and swirling around as the river makes its way under the bridge and continues on its run to Torch Lake.

The final two photos are where the river passes under the Traprock Valley Road and these give you a good look at how high up on the banks the water is, since all you can see is the snow that still has to melt and the brush sticking up out of the water, where it normally is on dry land.

So far so good with the Traprock River, though. It's been melting at a slower pace, so even though it's rising more than its normal running, there hasn't been any flood warnings as of yet. Let's hope it stays that way for the folks that live along the river.

Great photos, thanks Judy! Has anyone ever spent any time trout fishing on the Traprock? Is it a good trout river?

Excellentae!

Too much snow and now too much water.
But very pretty pix, Judy.

Beautiful pictures Judy! Good to hear the flood waters shouldn't cause problems!

Dunerat-my son does fish the Traprock every summer.
He uses waders and walks the river for hours at a
time. He catches beautiful brookies and rainbow
trout.It is his favorite relaxation activity.

River Park...if I remember correctly, that is at Four Corners, a few hundred feet up the road.

Free flowing rivers are always an enjoyable sight after a long, cold, miserable, hateful, wretched, despicable, vile, trouble causing winter. Thanks for brightening up my day:)

We had a yearly picnic at the trap rock park while growing up in the 40's with the boy rangers group of the catholic order of foresters in Hubbell. Of course in the summer months the river was not running as high as in these pictures and we had a great time wading above the falls.

Wow! Great pics of the Traprock! I am building a cabin near
the river and can't wait to get up there! Haven't been up since
last August, see ya Memorial weekend!

Those pictures are great, Judy. Is this the bridge
by your house? Love it! Love it! Ron REALLY wants
to fish that river :-)

Good photos. I hope there's no flooding.

My dad and I would fish the Traprock by the Gay
road. Caught some nice brookies there.

@Deb-the last picture is by my house.

Nice, Judy!!