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Waterfall WI Class IV

Big Smokey Falls

American Whitewater 45.0164, -88.6376

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Gauge Conditions

Wolf River at Langlade, WI Upstream Primary

Runnable: 150.0 – 1,000.0 CFS

~6-12"; medium runnable flow.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

After nearly two miles of dead-flat water (the longest stretch of the run) you encounter an island. A very few people may plan to not run the grand finale, Big Smokey Falls, in which case you can take the left channel, and take out BEFORE passing under the footbridge.

The usual route is to head to the right at this island to a wonderful long sliding drop, through a series of waves and holes (a few are playable if you have the 'stones' to do so with what lies downstream), a couple of fine diagonal waves (especially at high water), and a final 'whoopie' off a ledge/drop (with a nice rooster-tail) into the BIG pool below.