After a couple hundred yards on Spring Brook, the confluence with the Eau Claire is reached. About five minutes of flatwater will bring you to a short ledge rapids. Another five minutes and you'll reach a sloping drop with a few good diagonal waves, and a very sticky wide reversal at the bottom. This can be played, but depending on your craft and your skill, it may be tough to get out. The river is shallow and the current is mild beyond it, so if you exit your boat, you can stand almost immediately and wait for your boat to flush, or walk up and grab it if you have a good reach.
Again, a bit of flatwater paddling will bring you to the next drop where a rock/island diverts most of the water to the right, over a ledge into a double hole. There are some rocks below the main tongue here, and a vertical pin is possible at low water if you allow yourself to just drop off the lip. Some play is possible both on this main drop and on the river left channel, which could be run, but is less interesting.
Mostly flatwater for the remainder brings you to the highway bridge and the recommended takeout, since the river between here and the Dells of the Eau Claire is generally uninteresting. |
