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Hazard WI Class II+

Slip-and-slide

American Whitewater 43.2536, -87.9936

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Gauge Conditions

Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls, WI Upstream Primary

Runnable: 200.0 – 800.0 CFS

Almost certainly too low. (~0-50 cfs)

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Width: 15'-20' Length: 200'-300'

After passing through a box-culvert (under a driveway), the creek re-enters a wooded area. As you reach a clearing for powerlines overhead, take-out immediately to scout (river-left is probably best). The next stretch of creek slips and slides and bends and twists down some nice bedrock. The rapids are not overly difficult for a reasonably skilled boater, but you cannot see far enough ahead to 'boat scout', and the area is very prone to holding snags and deadfall, sweepers and strainers.

There are no eddies, so once you pass the power-lines, you are pretty much committed to what is going to happen. Any snag or deadfall in here would be serious trouble. So, while the rapids really barely rate class II, and it may seem a hassle to have to get out and scout, failure to do so would represent a serious lack of concern about safety.