Copper - CTH.E to Wisconsin River (2.25 miles)


Copper, Wisconsin, US

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CTH.E to Wisconsin River (2.25 miles)

Usual Difficulty I-II (varies with level)
Length 2.25 Miles

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR MERRILL, WI
usgs-05394500 300 - 1200 cfs I 00h35m ~ 88 cfs (rc= -0.7 )
Likely under 150 cfs; Likely too low for decent whitewater. Flows on Copper may be about half that of Prairie River.


River Description

Pleasant canoe/beginner-kayak trip; Fairly continuous rock-garden rapids for about 1.25 miles, followed by a mile of dead-flat paddle-out on a backwater bay of a flowage (reservoir) on the Wisconsin River.

This is likely to be done as a 'companion' run along with other short runs in the area, such as the New Wood, Pine Dells, Prairie Dells, Trappe, and so on.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2008-10-11 07:14:35

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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Visual inspection. Spring/heavy rains. Probably runnable when other runs in area are running high.

*Gauge cited is for the Prairie River, which lies about 7 miles to the Northeast. At it's gauge, the Prairie is 184 square miles. The Copper is approximately 96 square miles at the put-in. Thus flows might be expected to be about half of the flow of the Prairie gauge. Correlation should be fairly good but is not assured.

'Recommended minimum' and 'recommended maximum' are merely conjecture based upon remote analysis. Anyone who can provide more first-hand data is encouraged to do so using the "Add a Comment" button on the "Comments" tab.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR MERRILL, WI
usgs-05394500 300 - 1200 cfs I 00h35m ~ 88 cfs (rc= -0.7 )
Likely under 150 cfs; Likely too low for decent whitewater.
Flows on Copper may be about half that of Prairie River.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 300 cfs extremely Low-barely Low I Likely under 150 cfs; Likely too low for decent whitewater.
300 - 600 cfs barely runnable-perfect runnable I-II Likely 150-300 cfs; Likely good flows for this run.
600 -1200 cfs perfect runnable-high runnable II+ Likely between 300-600 cfs; high flows for this little run.
1200 -9999 cfs barely High-extremely High II+ Likely in excess of 600 cfs; very high flows for this run.

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 CTH.E to Wisconsin River (2.25 miles), Copper Wisconsin, US (mobile)