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Hazard WI

Strainers

Baird Creek - Moon Valley Drive to end of gradient (<0.5 mile) (WI)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Plum Creek near Wrightstown, WI Downstream Primary
Runnable: 200.0 – 800.0 CFS

Almost certainly too low for reasonable whitewater boating. (Likely less than 100 cfs. Correlation not assured.)

Primary
Runnable: 90.0 – 360.0 CFS

Absolutely too low for any reasonable whitewater. (Likely less than 100 cfs. Correlation not assured.)

Primary
Runnable: 125.0 – 400.0 CFS

Boat abuse! (Too low for any real whitewater.)

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Strainers
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Besides the sweepers (generally small overhanging twigs and branches), there are commonly strainers (larger branches and trees, still attached to shore by their roots) which occur randomly down this stretch.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
0.4 mi
Directions
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Moon Valley Drive to end of gradient (<0.5 mile)
Baird Creek
II+ 0.5 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater