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Prairie River near Merrill, WI Downstream Primary

Runnable: 3.2 – 10.0 FT

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Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Description

Fun little run to catch as a companion to other mid-state runs (Pine Dells, Prairie Dells, Trappe). Access is via town parks NW and SE of the town of Athens. There will be fairly continuous easy (class I-II) rapids through this reach if/when there is adequate water.