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Rapid WI

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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
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Description

As soon as you are under the upstream edge of the interstate (high overhead), gradient has run out and you are largely at Lake Michgan water level. Riverbed turns largely to mud, and banks are quite steep, mud/dirt to the left, rocks and dense shrub cover (largely buckthorn) to the right.

Best choice will be to exit IMMEDIATELY, using the river-right eddy under the leading edge of the freeway bridge. Carry upstream just a bit (to a storm sewer outfall), and head upslope to the end of a fence along the sidewalk.

Street parking does not seem available on Rosedale Avenue, but is available on S.5th Court.

So ... after all the above ... until further remediation is completed ... this would be the most recommended start and end ... to just Park-and-Play (PnP) this final 0.2 mile of this river.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
1.7 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