Backspace ("BS")
Milwaukee - C) Estabrook Park to N.Riverboat Road (PnP or up to 3.6 miles) (WI)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 120.0 – 9,999.0 CFS
Intermediate flow. Perhaps ideal flows for beginner-to-intermediate boaters (full run or PnP at EPL, UPk, TD or North Ave). (See description for details.)
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description
At some flows (mostly in the 800-1600 range) a sweet wave forms very near the river-left shore, just a wee bit behind Typewriter Wave (TW). It has no eddy, so the only way to catch it is coming off the 'surfers-right' shoulder of TW, in control, to charge/slide across onto Backspace. While I've never been able to pull any moves in it, it is a sweet surf, and sets you up for the next feature.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Waterfall
N/A
Kletzsch Park Dam
Rapid
N/A
Lincoln Park (Island Put-in)
Rapid
N/A
*** WATER QUALITY ISSUES: CSO ***
Rapid
N/A
*** WATER QUALITY ISSUE: PCB ***
Rapid
N/A
FORMER SITE of Estabrook Dam
Rapid
N/A
Estabrook Beer Garden Parking ** Recommended Put-in **
Waterfall
II+
Estabrook Park Rips ("EPR")
Playspot
II
U-Park Shoals and U-Park Ledge ("UPL")
Rapid
I
Capitol Drive shoals
Playspot
I
Timber Dam ("TD")
Hazard
II
The Plague at Locust ("PAL")
Rapid
N/A
North Avenue Park-and-Play
Playspot
II
Shadow (Wave)
Rapid
N/A
Homeless (Wave)
Playspot
II+
Typewriter ("TW")
Playspot
II
Carriage Return ("CR")
Playspot
II
Shift Keys ("SK")
Rapid
II+
Space Bar ("SB")
Hazard
II
Rubble Field ("RF")
Rapid
N/A
Take-out
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C) Estabrook Park to N.Riverboat Road (PnP or up to 3.6 miles)
Milwaukee
I-II(III)
3.5 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater