Waterfall
WI
Final Drop of Potato River Falls
Potato - C) Hwy.169 to Potato River Rd (6.5 miles) (WI)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Most (all?) sane boaters will want to get ashore before the final drop, which is a very steep slide to an almost uniformly shallow landing area.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (19)
Rapid
N/A
Put In
Rapid
N/A
USGS Gauge
Rapid
N/A
First significant rapids sequence
Rapid
N/A
Final Drop of First Sequence
Rapid
N/A
Beginning of Potato River Falls sequence
Rapid
N/A
Parking for Potato River Falls
Rapid
N/A
Start (continuation?) of gradient sequence
Rapid
N/A
First of back-to-back ledge-drops
Rapid
N/A
Second of back-to-back ledge-drops
Rapid
N/A
Uncertain area leading to drop
Rapid
N/A
Possible chute or compression waves
Hazard
N/A
***Entering Bad River Indian Reservation lands***
Rapid
N/A
Islands (& likely woodpiles)
Rapid
N/A
End of large island
Rapid
N/A
Possible small ledge/wave/hole
Rapid
N/A
Elongated Island
Rapid
N/A
Possible minor rapids / ledge-sequence
Rapid
N/A
Start of final significant rapids sequence
Rapid
N/A
Take Out
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C) Hwy.169 to Potato River Rd (6.5 miles)
Potato
II-IV(V)
6.6 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater