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Rapid WI

UPS Rips

Underwood Creek - *2025.07.11 WOOD ALERT* Krueger Park to Hoyt Park (0.5 - 3.5 miles) (WI)

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Gauge Conditions
Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, WI Downstream Primary
Runnable: 225.0 – 625.0 CFS

Too low. Boat and paddle abuse (scraping down a cement ditch and rocky rapids).

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description

The culverts under the driveway to the UPS distribution center (and a building with a couple other businesses) divide the flow of this branch/creek. Wood may block some parts of these, so approach with caution if you've opted for the put-in from this branch/creek.

I like to intentionally mispronounce UPS to call this "Ooops Rips", since the rocky rubble (from the outlet of the culverts to the confluence with the cement ditch) is likely to be a bit bony, resulting in multiple contacts with rock, deflecting your boat and paddle strokes, and messing with your line down this stretch.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
0.4 mi
Directions
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*2025.07.11 WOOD ALERT* Krueger Park to Hoyt Park (0.5 - 3.5 miles)
Underwood Creek
II(III) 3.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater