Whitewater Run WI Class I-II(III)

Radigan dam to Markville (MN) (5.3, 10.3 or 13.3 miles)

Upper Tamarack

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Gauge Conditions
St. Croix River near Danbury, WI Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 9.8 miles away on Upper Tamarack. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Shared reach: First (up to) 8 miles is in Wisconsin, final 5.3 miles is in Minnesota. Put-in (with decent water) is at the base of Radigan Dam. (Elev.~1130') Alternate put-in is on Swedish Hwy (Elev.~1073') if water is not sufficient to do upper. Second alternate put-in is at State Line Road. (Elev.~1017') Take-out is Markville Rd (CR25) near Markville, MN about one mile inside MN. (Elev.~903') Radigan Dam to Swedish Highway - 3.0 miles - 19 FPM Swedish Highway to Stateline Road - 5.0 miles - 11.2 FPM (Stateline is also labeled Firelane or Fireline Road) Stateline Road to Markville (CR25) - 5.3 miles - 21.5 FPM The run is class II, with the first part possibly having some class III. Note: This is not an _upper_ section of a river named the _Tamarack_. The river is the _Upper Tamarack_!
Difficulty
Class I-II(III)
Length
14.3 mi
Gradient
17 ft/mi
Rapids
3
Access Points
Put-in
46.2169, -92.2252
Take-out
46.0916, -92.3088
Shuttle Info
This shuttle is somewhere near a half-hour (each way) if you do the full section. We highly recommend meeting at take-out, gearing up, swapping boats and boaters to as few vehicles as possible (to leave 'drop vehicles' there), then driving to put-in to run river. This gets you on water without the delay which would result from meeting at put-in, having to run shuttle down and back up (while some boaters wait somewhere near a full hour) before putting on river!
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
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