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Waterfall WI Class III+

Big Falls

Jump, S.Fk. - B) Little Falls to Big Falls (PnP or 2.7 miles) · WI

American Whitewater 45.4030, -90.6380

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Gauge Conditions

Jump River at Sheldon, WI Downstream Primary
Runnable: 600.0 – 2,500.0 CFS

Almost certainly too low for reasonable whitewater. (Likely less than 240 cfs at Big Falls.)

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Big Falls
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Great video of this rapids is available at: https://youtu.be/pYNOJceszic

Many paddlers may skip doing any shuttle, opting instead to just do Big Falls as a park-and-play, carrying up in the park. Either: (A) Park in the first pull-off, then carry up to the picnic area to put-in and boat down to your vehicle, ** or ** (B) Drive past the first small parking pulloff to park by the picnic area, carry in, boat down to the end of the major rapids, then carry back up to your vehicle(s). Either way, you catch all the major action in this 0.25 mile stretch of pretty solid class III-IV technical action.

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Waterfall
Difficulty
Class III+
Mile Marker
2.1 mi
Directions
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B) Little Falls to Big Falls (PnP or 2.7 miles)
Jump, S.Fk.
II-III(IV) 2.7 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution. Portage recommended — scout before running.

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater