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Rapid WI Class II+

Whirlpool / Cudaghi Island / Chicken Ender

Menominee - A) Piers Gorge: Niagara to Hwy.8 (0.5-2.9 miles) *Fee Area* (WI)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 800.0 – 3,000.0 CFS

Normal 'usual' boatable range.

Photo
Whirlpool / Cudaghi Island / Chicken Ender
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Just downstream and River Left of Volkswagen is Whirlpool Rapids. This is a stretch of squirrelly water that is pretty fun and sometimes unpredictable to run. Sometimes if you lean back you will go vertical while running these, and stay vertical for quite a while.

River right of Whirlpool Rapids is Cudaghi Island. On river right of Cudaghi Island is a nice eddy to catch. You can catch this eddy either by ferrying across Whirlpool Rapids and taking the river right channel around the island, or by hitting the hole known as Chicken-Ender and cutting river right just below the hole and just below the island. This will give you a chance to strut your stuff in Chicken-Ender. This is an awesome hole that is deep and easy to cartwheel in. There is also some very squirrelly water here which will do strange things with your body while upside down.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
2.4 mi
Directions
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A) Piers Gorge: Niagara to Hwy.8 (0.5-2.9 miles) *Fee Area*
Menominee
II-IV 2.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater