Eau Claire (Chippewa trib.), Wisconsin, US |
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| Usual Difficulty | II-III+ (for normal flows) |
|---|---|
| Length | 1.4 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 14 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 18 fpm |
Big Falls provides area boaters a play spot and nice sized drop. The river splits around a small
island. River left is pretty much of a sheer drop about 5-6' (practice your 'boof'), while river
right is a series of steps and slides which should provide more play possibilities.
Do the full, listed, 1.4 mile run, or just park-and-play at Big Falls. We have no specific info
about Little Falls, other than it is just upstream of the bridge on Hwy.K. (Thus, if you put-in
right at the bridge, you miss that falls!)
This may provide a fine companion piece for boaters who take advantage of the scheduled releases
at Jim Falls on the
Chippewa River.
There is usually adequate flow for some entertainment here.
| Gauge/flow analysis based on data from a gauge at Hwy.K near Fall Creek, 1942-10-01 to 1955-09-30 | |
| Drainage area at gauge | 760 sq.mi. |
| Minimum mean daily flow during stated period | 61 cfs (1953.11.10-18+) |
| 90% of time flow exceeds | 106 cfs |
| 10% of time flow exceeds | 1,150 cfs |
| Maximum mean daily flow during stated period | 15,900 cfs (1955.05.30) |
| 10/90 ratio ('flashy-ness') (under 3 is fairly steady, over 10 is quite 'flashy') |
10.8 |
NOAA reports this gauge on the Eau Claire. Unfortunately, we do not currently have a way to poll that gauge and directly report flows (and thereby be able to 'color code' runnable flows). We can display its graph, which is below.
You can Click Here for tabular data from that gauge.
Note: This tabular listing reports "Kcfs", that it, thousands of cfs. Thus, for example, a reading of 0.365kcfs would be 365 cfs. Time reported is "UTC" or Coordinated Universal Time.
Central Standard Time is UTC minus six hours, and (more relevantly, for late spring and summer) Central Daylight Time is UTC minus five hours.
| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau Claire (Eau Claire) [WI] |
Eau Claire River-Right Side of Island
|
hi | Jesse Becker | |
| Eau Claire [WI] |
left of island at Big Falls
|
n/a | Thomas O'Keefe | |
| 286d03h32m | @Eau Claire (Chippewa trib.) B) Little Falls to Big Falls (1.4 miles) [WI] |
Rockin level
|
5.35 ft | bryan foster |
| 1y263d15h08m | @Eau Claire (Chippewa trib.) B) Little Falls to Big Falls (1.4 miles) [WI] |
Big falls at low flow
|
low runnable level | bryan foster |
| 1y292d14h53m | @Eau Claire (Chippewa trib.) B) Little Falls to Big Falls (1.4 miles) [WI] | Account of 04/25/10 | 1.53 ft | Nick Pritchard |
| 2y278d03h08m | Eau Claire [WI] |
Stacy on Big Falls
|
lower | bryan foster |
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. reach
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B) Little Falls to Big Falls (1.4 miles), Eau Claire (Chippewa trib.) Wisconsin, US (mobile)
User Comments
right side was III/III+. Worth it.
have a few observers. I use the south side entrance as it is closer to the falls. You can also
ferry across to the right side which has a little more of a technical carry up.
side were unrunnable. There is now a large log in the center of the falls on the river left side
making it unrunnable. Great little class II-III run if the water is up.
though.
streamflow at this site. The gauge seems to be at Co Hwy K just upstream of Big Falls.