Johnson Rd. to former dam site (1.75-13.5 miles)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 13.9 miles away on Eau Claire (St.Croix trib.). Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
There is a claim that all three Eau Claire Rivers in Wisconsin have at least some area of whitewater interest. This one is a tributary of the St.Croix River.
A run of 13.75 miles at 6 fpm average suggests this is a lot of flatwater (possibly with a few minor rapids thrown in).
As noted in the 'River Features' section below, the (potentially) best true whitewater may be a park-and-play under a bridge to the Gordon Correctional Center.
Rapids in this Run (11)
Difficulty
Class I-II
Length
12.6 mi
Gradient
6 ft/mi
max 20
Rapids
11
Access Points
Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
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American Whitewater