CTH.M to Fireman's Park/Deerfield Lane (PnP, 5.73 miles, or up to 8 miles)

Quick Facts: Location: EastCentral Wisconsin, ~4 miles WNW from Suamico, ~10 miles NNW from Green Bay. Shuttle Length/DriveTIme: 4.1 miles/7 minutes. Character: Mostly flat/flowing water, interrupted by occasional shoals, swiftwater, and minor rapids, with one notable brief bedrock drop. Put-in elevation is approximately 635'. Take-out elevation is approximately 585'. Thus total elevation change is approximately 50'. Drainage area at our listed put-in is approximately 52.2 sq.mi. (via USGS StreamStats software). By our listed take-out, it has increased to 66.5 square miles (27% increase). --- The listed 'full run' is primarily for recreational paddlers looking for a longer stretch of river. Those looking for whitewater will likely do the initial half-mile (or less). Midway along this portion is a brief bedrock intrusion which can form an interesting wave. A gravelled pull-off immediately adjacent allows scouting or PnP (Park and Play) at this spot. This is unlikely to be a major destination for many paddlers, but can provide entertainment for those in the Green Bay area. After the initial half-mile of this run, there will be numerous areas of shoals, swiftwater, and light rapids punctuating the flat/flowing water to our listed take-out. There are also areas of gradient for about 1.6 miles upstream of our listed put-in. Unfortunately, the next public access on the main stem of the Suamico is ~6.3 river-miles upstream of our listed put-in. (It is unclear from aerial views whether there are any significant features, or if the river manages to lose this gradient without encountering any rock/bedrock, and thus without true rapids.) Alternative access on the North Branch is much shorter accsss paddle (with some nice gradient as well), but is likely quite narrow and prone to deadfall and snags.