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Access Site WI

Parking for Upper (Dam) Put-in

Chippewa River

Source: american_whitewater Updated 6 months ago
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City: Town of Eagle Point, WI
County: Chippewa
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 45.06200000, -91.26899700
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, WI Same River 11.6 mi away
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Chippewa River below Dells DAM at Eau Claire, WI Same River 20.3 mi away
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Chippewa River at Grand Avenue at Eau Claire, WI Same River 20.9 mi away
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Whitewater Run

II-III Put-in Chippewa - B) Jim Falls (Pnp or up to 1.1 mile)
30 ft/mi
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Current Conditions

Whitewater Runs on Chippewa River

4 runs

Difficulty Classes

I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
II-III Put-in at this location B) Jim Falls (Pnp or up to 1.1 mile)
1.1 mi 30 ft/mi
II-III Downstream from here (9.5 mi to put-in) C) Lake Wissota Spillway (PnP)
0.9 mi
II Downstream from here (23.2 mi to put-in) D) Downtown Eau Claire (PnP)
0.4 mi
I-II Upstream from here (42.5 mi from take-out) A) Belille Falls (Arpin Dam) to powerhouse (1 mile)
9.7 mi 25 ft/mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
This is a whitewater put-in location on the Chippewa River in the Town of Eagle Point, Chippewa County, Wisconsin. The site serves as an upper dam access point, making it suitable for paddlers launching into whitewater sections of the river. Being positioned at a dam location, this put-in likely provides access to faster-moving water and may be of interest to kayakers and canoeists with whitewater experience. The coordinates place it in the northern Wisconsin region, part of the popular Chippewa River paddling corridor.
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