Hazard Warning: Hazard information may be user-submitted and unverified. Conditions change frequently. Always scout rapids and obstacles yourself.

Playspot WI Class III

Second Drop

American Whitewater 45.4120, -88.3190

Save this feature with the run it belongs to.

Gauge Conditions

Peshtigo River near Wabeno, WI Downstream Primary

Runnable: 120.0 – 1,230.0 CFS

Low-to-moderate flow; ~0-6" on bridge gauge.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Some of the best surfs, spins, and blasts can be done on Second Drop. You can tire your arms out on surfs that seem to last an eternity if you have the stamina. A river-left eddy provides easy repeat play.

The rapid is created by river-wide sloping bedrock. The trough and immediate run-out is rather shallow, so be prepared to bump your head if you end up upside down. If you can get on the big wave in the center at higher flows you can angle your boat in a way to front-surf in a seam all day. At higher flows this becomes a sticky hole, known to stop rafts like a brick wall and even keep them over night!