Rubble Rips
Menomonee - B) MenWesTosa: Hartung Park to Hart Park (3.66 miles) (WI)
Gauge Conditions
Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.
Description
A former 'jump' site now has rubble erosion-control fill creating splish-splash rapids. At flows under 300 cfs expect to 'grunge out' through here. At moderate flows, a minor wave-train may exist.
The pool downstream has depth and strong currents which could allow bow-stalls/stern-squirts in freestyle kayaks and squirt boats, however water quality suffers at high flows making play less advised.
Flow heads straight into a gravel shoals populated with shrub willows. At low-to-moderate flows, paddle out of the main flow to avoid broaching here. At higher flows, these will be awash. More shoals lead around the bend downstream.
BTW, beyond the cement, grillwork, and berm at river right lies a large excavated retention pond. When Underwood Creek goes to flood levels with heavy rains, similar grated structures allow it to overflow into tunnels into that retention pond. If/when the pond fills to unusual levels, water will overflow into grates and out the structure that you see here.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
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Playspot
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Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
American Whitewater