Maumee River reveals true character when water level drops in fall
WATERVILLE – Nature’s extremes can foster new perspectives.
It’s not unusual for Maumee River levels to drop in late summer and fall, exposing some of the river bedrock and opening up new and interesting ways to explore the beauty of our river valley.
This year’s serious drought conditions have dropped river levels to the lowest many local residents have ever experienced, which also means that an unusual amount of the river’s limestone and dolomite bedrock is exposed.
The best viewing is along the shallow rapids of the Maumee River at various Metroparks Toledo, including Side Cut’s Fallen Timbers Rapids, Farnsworth’s Roche deBout Rapids and Wolf Rapids below the dam at Providence Metropark. Visitors will enjoy the water-smoothed and shaped terraces.
