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Rapid WI

Side-stream cascade (park pond outflow)

Kinnickinnic (Milwaukee trib) - S.20th Street to S.5th Court (1.8 miles) *Access&Quality Issues* (WI)

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Gauge Conditions
Kinnickinnic River @ S. 11th Street @ Milwaukee,WI Downstream Primary
Runnable: 200.0 – 1,200.0 CFS

Too low for any reasonable whitewater.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Side-stream cascade (park pond outflow)
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Almost immediately after passing under the Kinnickinnic Parkway Road, an overflow stream from the lake/pond in Jackson Park cascades down a narrow cement sluiceway, tripping down a couple of stepped/pools on its way. (No, there's virtually no chance at all that this stepped sluice would ever be boatable. It's merely a minor 'scenic sidenote' to the river.)

The MMSD project (by my understanding) will dredge and enlarge the pond, and divert some of the flow of the river into it (as a 'detention pond'). It is possible/likely that this falls (or another replacement overflow accommodation) may then return some of that water back into the main channel.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
-1.5 mi
Directions
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S.20th Street to S.5th Court (1.8 miles) *Access&Quality Issues*
Kinnickinnic (Milwaukee trib)
II+(IV) 1.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater