116th and Janesville Road to S.92nd Street (0.72 mi.)

Location: Hales Corners (S.W.Milwaukee County) Put-in: W.Ben Hunt Cabin / Hales Corners Library (42.9378, -88.0588) Take-out: 6080 S 108th St (42.9343, -88.0473) Shuttle: 0.9 miles/~3 minutes Shuttle Route link Character: Microcreek (tiny tiny tiny), wooded, backyards and businesses, leading to a brief pitch and a weir. River banks: Eroded grassy banks. Typical width: 5-10 ft. Drainage area at put-in: 2 square miles 10/85 Gradient Upstream of Put-in: 30 fpm Percent Developed Upstream of Put-in: 92.2 % (Based upon the above three values, with this small a drainage, that much development, and that much upstream gradient, this will flash up and down extremely quickly.) General Overview Whitnall Park is one of the gems within the Milwaukee County Park System, especailly since it is home to Boerner Botanical Gardens. Anyone driving through this largest MkeCo park has no doubt seen the two short dams on the creek which meanders through the park. Whitnall Park Creek (a tributary of the Root River) has a few areas of interesting gradient (besides the two dams). Unfortunately, considerable deadfall (especially as it goes through Whitnall Park) makes it so impassible in enough places as to make it not worth the bother. Stopping short of the park leaves a mere 0.7 mile reach, with a few swiftwater sections, and one hydraulic of note. The best thing that can be said for the run is that in summer there's a beer garden in Whitnall Park. (Though if there's water in the river, it's likely an unpleasant day to sit in a beer garden.)