Black (Clark Co.), Wisconsin, US

A) Hwy. 73 (Popple River bridge) to Greenwood Park (5.3 miles)

Usual Difficulty	I-II(III) (varies with level)
Length	5.3 Miles
Avg. Gradient	10 fpm
Max Gradient	19 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
BLACK RIVER AT NEILLSVILLE, WI
usgs-05381000	1000 - 3000 cfs	I-II	60d18h56m	230 cfs (rc= -0.8 )
	Probably too low for good whitewater. Gauge (749 sq.mi. drainage) is 23 miles downstream of put-in, with a few decent tribs, so will regularly overstate actual flow for this reach.

River Description

Rocky rapids in a wide river. (I have not boated this reach. The description is an assumption based on knowledge of other reaches of this river.) First 1.2 miles from the Hwy 73 bridge is on the Popple River and near half of the total drop lies here. Greenwood Park lies off Hwy 73 on the north side of the town of Greenwood.

Ed Vater provides:

I grew up nearby and have run this many times ... this is an excellent spring runoff or "rainy period" trip. There is granite outcrop and large boulders in the rapids, making for a great class II run. In August this is an un-runnable rock garden unless following a large rainfall. There is a wayside park at the Hwy 73 put in and dirt road parking at the Hemlock Bridge take out. Water levels can be easily assesed from either end of the run as there are rapids within sight of each.