Black (Clark Co.) - A) Hwy. 73 (Popple River bridge) to Greenwood Park (5.3 miles)


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

Usual Difficulty I-II(III) (may vary 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 II-III 03h07m 141 cfs (rc= -0.9 )


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.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-05-27 02:23:48

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Gauge Description:

Gauge is 20 miles downstream from put-in. Various intervening tributaries contribute to the flow. Nevertheless, this gauge should provide reasonable indication of runnability.
I have no awareness of optimum boatable levels at present. "Minimum" used here is completely unverified guess.
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Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
BLACK RIVER AT NEILLSVILLE, WI
usgs-05381000 1000 - 3000 cfs II-III 03h07m 141 cfs (rc= -0.9 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 -1000 cfs extremely Low-barely Low I-II Probably too low.
1000 -2000 cfs barely runnable-perfect runnable I-II Probably decent flow.
2000 -3000 cfs perfect runnable-high runnable II+ Probably beefy flows.
3000 -99999 cfs barely High-extremely High II-III Unusually high flows.

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User Comments
2008-07-15 11:12:48 (497 days ago)
Due to this year's slow warming, there are numerous trees down over the river between CR N and the
Longwood bridges. Edit
2006-05-12 16:33:53 (1292 days ago)
Ed VaterDetails
Hemlock Bridge is half way down the run to Greenwood, where there is a good county campground
(Greenwood Park). This campground makes a great base if you want to spend a weekend making several
of the runs.
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