Black Creek - Athens City Park to Pioneer Road (1.4 miles)


Black Creek, Wisconsin, US

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Athens City Park to Pioneer Road (1.4 miles)

Usual Difficulty I-II (for normal flows)
Length 1.4 Miles
Avg. Gradient 32 fpm
Max Gradient 32 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR MERRILL, WI
usgs-05394500 3.23 - 10.00 ft I-II 03h38m ~ 1.9 ft (rc= -0.2 )


River Description

Fun little run to catch as a companion to other mid-state runs (Pine Dells, Prairie Dells, Trappe). Access is via town parks NW and SE of the town of Athens. There will be fairly continuous easy (class I-II) rapids through this reach if/when there is adequate water.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2002-10-20 10:11:58

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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

*Gauge listed is Prairie River, 30 miles northeast. Correlation is not assured.

Minimum is a guess, not yet confirmed, and correlates to 350cfs in the Prairie.

If you boat this reach, and have info on water levels, please pass it along via the 'comments' button below.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR MERRILL, WI
usgs-05394500 3.23 - 10.00 ft I-II 03h38m ~ 1.9 ft (rc= -0.2 )
Reference gauge (Prairie at Merrill) should indicate likely flows in area. Must be confirmed with on-site inspection.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
3.23 -10.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable I-II Uncertain! Help us out! Add a comment about boatable range!

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User Comments
2010-07-21 11:38:20 (569 days ago)
bryan fosterDetails
This being a very small creek could be choked with logs so check from some of the bridges in town.
I think we were forced out 3 or so times on our trip. IF it were clean, and water was high it would
be a fun little creek with a constant gradient.
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 Athens City Park to Pioneer Road (1.4 miles), Black Creek Wisconsin, US (mobile)