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Rapid WI

Cleft-Rock

Menomonee - C) MenTosa: Hart Park Lane to W.Monarch Place or 4198 W.St.Paul Avenue (2.7 or 3.7 miles) · WI

American Whitewater 43.0423, -87.9885

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Gauge Conditions

Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, WI Upstream Primary
Runnable: 125.0 – 3,000.0 CFS

Float trip with (grungy) riffles and rips.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

Midway down along an area where the river-left bank has been re-sculpted (circa 2015), where numerous saplings have been planted, be on the lookout for a large center-stream rock which is cleft perpendicular to the flow.

At low-to-moderate flows (under 1000 cfs or so), there will be water flowing through the cleft, which is barely boat-width. It can be a cute and funky maneuver to charge (from river-right) toward the slot to try to funnel through the crease, trying to avoid a knock-down or boat-pin. (It's a fairly benign spot to release from and recover, if you are not entirely successful in your endeavor.)

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
1.5 mi
Directions
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C) MenTosa: Hart Park Lane to W.Monarch Place or 4198 W.St.Paul Avenue (2.7 or 3.7 miles)
Menomonee
II-III 3.7 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater