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Playspot WI Class II

Zig Zag Wall Wave

Menomonee - C) MenTosa: Hart Park Lane to W.Monarch Place or 4198 W.St.Paul Avenue (2.7 or 3.7 miles) (WI)

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Gauge Conditions
Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, WI Upstream Primary
Runnable: 125.0 – 3,000.0 CFS

Float trip with (grungy) riffles and rips.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Zig Zag Wall Wave
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

A temporary wall (movable cement dividers) narrows the river by nearly half. The left half of the river (to this wall) has been filled with broken rock to form an access road for heavy equipment. As a result of that narrowing (and whatever the riverbed is doing here now), a fine breaking wave is forming at many flows (all the way down into mid-100's!). This is likely to be COTF (Catch-On-The-Fly), one-shot play at any flows over 200 cfs.

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*** We have no idea what will exist here once that project is completed, and the 'road' and temporary diversion walls are removed. We'll keep you posted! ***

Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
2.0 mi
Directions
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C) MenTosa: Hart Park Lane to W.Monarch Place or 4198 W.St.Paul Avenue (2.7 or 3.7 miles)
Menomonee
II-III 3.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater