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Playspot WI Class II+

Island Street Wave

Fox - C) Kaukauna/1000 Islands: Hwy.55/Main Ave. to CTH.ZZ (1.5 miles) (WI)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Photo
Island Street Wave
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

At the Island Street bridge (at Oak Street), pass just to the left of the river-right bridge-pier to drop into Island Street Wave (ISW), which allows surfs and spins at nearly all boatable flows. It is advisable for other boaters in your group to attempt to eddy-out alongside or behind the bridge-pier to wait their turn on the wave, though there isn't likely room for more than a couple boats, and they'll have a major stuggle to maintain the eddy at 2-gates or better (~4000+ cfs). On the wave, river-left/surfers-right becomes an outstanding "western style" surf experience as levels push somewhere over 5,000 cfs, while river-right/surfers-left provides a great carving surf. At lower flows it may be possible to regain (up the middle, from below) as long as you don't flush down too far. More often, this will be catch-on-the-fly, one-shot play. When you flush off ISW, you may look for the waves center-river which can be difficult to catch, but worth the effort.

Otherwise, a pair of smooth waves (Wall Wave II) at river-right and below (pretty much against the right wall) may have eddy service at lower flows.

For repeat attempts/play on these upper features, a second metal-grate access is just downstream (and just upstream of the railroad). Use it to get out, carry back up to the put in, and try again for play on these features. At low-to-moderate flows, it may also be possible to carry-up instream along the river-right wall for repeat attempts at ISW.

Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
0.2 mi
Directions
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C) Kaukauna/1000 Islands: Hwy.55/Main Ave. to CTH.ZZ (1.5 miles)
Fox
II-III(IV) 2.5 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater