Wildcat Creek - W.Howard Ave. to Kulwicki Park (1.2-1.5 miles) (WI)
Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.
The N.E. corner property at 124th and W.Howard Avenue is city owned. Best parking would be on 124th Street., but the creek is heavily wooded here to Howard, so far better to put in on upstream side of Howard.
Downstream of Howard Avenue (as shown in photo), the streambanks are 'armored' with gabion baskets (chain-link boxes, filled with rocks), making it not very scenic, but confining the flow and (at least somewhat) diminishing the likelihood of strainers or blockages in the immediate downstream area (since there are not trees and shrubs on eroding banks).
A private footbridge downstream just before the following (recommended) access may or may not have adequate clearance (depending upon flow).
For that reason, we recommend putting in from the following location instead.