Isabella to Basswood

Quetico portage
Posted by: azalea
Season/Year: Summer 04
Water Level: unsure
Length: 28,7 rods
Rating: easy
Additional Perspectives:
dentondoc

Portage Description:
There is a creek running to the east in a bay at the North end of Isabella that empties into an Unnamed lake that goes into North Bay of Basswood.

To first enter the creek there is a 28 rod portage that is rocky but for that distance is not bad. The stream will take you all the way to the unnamed lake although you will need to get out your canoe for some shallow area and dam pullovers. The creek has a sandy bottom so its easy to walk in. At the end of the unnamed lake is another dam. Portage your gear to the landing below the dam. Then pull your canoe over the dam and down the stream to the landing. GPS location of the portages are (WGS-84): 48.17537, -91.49308/48.17486, -91.49137 : 48.16879, -91.48431/48.16851, -91.48457

Lake after portage: Basswood
Known campsites: not sure
Lake Description:

Portage from Basswood into:
Unnamed* *Between Basswood's North bay and Burke
Newton
Indiana
Unnamed* *on the way to Kett
Sunday
Basswood* *Back Bay
Basswood* *Pipestone Bay
Poacher
South
Burke
Sunday
Burke
Unnamed* *between Nest and Basswood
Sucker
Basswood River
Good
Basswood* *Back Bay
Basswood* *Jackfish Bay
Crooked
Indiana

 
 
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