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Rapid WI

USGS Gauge

Potato - C) Hwy.169 to Potato River Rd (6.5 miles) (WI)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Potato River at Gurney, WI Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

USGS gauge at our listed put-in lists drainage area of 91.46 square miles, and was activated on 2024.06.20, so we don't have much history to work with. FWIW, on July 5th, the gauge hit a max (for the part of the year it existed) of 292 cfs.

Location

Other Rapids on This Run (19)

Put In

First significant rapids sequence

First significant rapids sequence

Final Drop of First Sequence

Beginning of Potato River Falls sequence

Beginning of Potato River Falls sequence

Final Drop of Potato River Falls

Final Drop of Potato River Falls

Parking for Potato River Falls

Start (continuation?) of gradient sequence

First of back-to-back ledge-drops

First of back-to-back ledge-drops

Second of back-to-back ledge-drops

Uncertain area leading to drop

Possible chute or compression waves

Possible chute or compression waves

***Entering Bad River Indian Reservation lands***

Islands (& likely woodpiles)

End of large island

Possible small ledge/wave/hole

Possible small ledge/wave/hole

Elongated Island

Possible minor rapids / ledge-sequence

Possible minor rapids / ledge-sequence

Start of final significant rapids sequence

Take Out

Type

Rapid

Difficulty

Class N/A

Mile Marker

0.0 mi

Directions

C) Hwy.169 to Potato River Rd (6.5 miles)

II-IV(V) 6.6 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater