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Playspot WI Class II+

(1st Channel) Spin Cycle

Fox - C) Kaukauna/1000 Islands: Hwy.55/Main Ave. to CTH.ZZ (1.5 miles) (WI)

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Gauge Conditions
Fox River at Rapide Croche DAM near Wrightstown, WI Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
(1st Channel) Spin Cycle
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Brief slackwater below the lower dam leads to another short wall/dam in this river-right channel. (This may be rather difficult to spot from in your boat until you are quite close!) The left section of the wall/dam (left-of-center) is broken out, creating a bit of a chute (and a possible wave below). These left-side chutes may provide some surfs and vertical possibilities (stalls/squirts/enders), but care should be taken not to get into the uniform part of the hydraulic formed by existing sections of the wall/dam (unless you want to practice sticky-hole escape-techniques).

The center of this short dam creates a wave/hole (Spin Cycle) which (at low-to-moderate levels) allows effortless surfs and spins as the water sheets thinly across the shallow bedrock and into a mushy foam pile. At higher levels this whole area may become quite sticky and most may do well to avoid it. A viewing platform/pier extends into the river just below, and provides a convenient place to exit. Doing so, however, misses some of the best play waves on this river. Islands split the river into numerous braided channels (hence the name of the area, '1000 Islands'), each having unique features to explore.

Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
1.5 mi
Directions
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C) Kaukauna/1000 Islands: Hwy.55/Main Ave. to CTH.ZZ (1.5 miles)
Fox
II-III(IV) 2.5 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater