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Rapid WI

Stats

Whitnall Park Creek - 116th and Janesville Road to S.92nd Street (0.72 mi.) (WI)

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Gauge Conditions

Root River at Grange Avenue at Greendale, WI Downstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

Since this is the uppermost realistic put-in, here's some relevant stats (for the dataholics):

Drainage Area: 2 square miles
Development Upstreeam: 92.16%
Upstream Gradient: 29.7 FPM

While there definitely is evidence this comes to boatable flows with heavy rains, the combination of the tiny drainage area, along with pretty solid gradient upstream says boatable flows will not last very long ... often measured in hours rather than days.

Location

Other Rapids on This Run (10)

Put-in (only theoretical)

Put-in: W.Ben Hunt Cabin (Historical Site)

Confluence and two bridges

Plaza Spill Dam

S.108 Street / Whitnall Park

Whitnall Park Triangle

Whitnall Park Drive, midway crossing

First Whitnall Park Dam

First Whitnall Park Dam

Second Whitnall Park Dam

Second Whitnall Park Dam

Type

Rapid

Difficulty

Class N/A

Mile Marker

0.3 mi

Directions

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

Whitnall Park Creek

I-II(IV) 2.2 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater