Brunsweiler,
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B) Beaverdam Lake to Hwy.13 (10.3 miles)
Class II-III+(IV)
10.3 Miles
Avg Gradient 56 fpm
Max Gradient 112 fpm
Gauge Information
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Range |
Updated |
Level |
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Brunsweiler
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100 - 400 cfs
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01h28m |
18.3418 cfs
(rc= -0.3 ) |
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River Description
From below the dam at the put-in, the river takes off at a fast clip downhill. When rock walls
begin closing in, get out and scout on the right, there's an intersting small vertical falls (about
6'-8') just downstream. The run-out below this falls is somewhat congested and tends to collect
wood. The river deflects off a cliff face below here and heads into another cascading drop of about
8'. From here to the Spring Brook Rd bridge are several active boulder bed drops.
Below Spring Brook Rd, the river is still pretty much non-stop action with extended stretches of
class II-III boulderbed interspersed by three major drops in the class III to IV range depending on
flows. The first of these is a bouldery cascade that sometimes collects wood, the second a fluming
drop through a bedrock sluice and the third is a good sized slide sequence; very entertaining.
Below the bigger drops the river continues to move at at fast clip though mostly class II. Be
careful at a section of braided channel were the left hand channels have been known to have barbed
wire strung across them. Though difficult to catch "up", the Brunsweiler is truly one of the gems
of Wisconsin's South Shore rivers.
Alternate put-in at Spring Brook Road avoids more difficult upper section. Alternate take-outs at
Cemetary (Eades) Rd (4WD) or Hwy C to shorten the lower run.
The section from Beaver dam lake to Spring Brook Rd is often referred to as the "Upper Brunsweiler"
and the section from Spring Brook Rd to HWY 13 is often called the "Lower Brunsweiler".
For additional description, see
Upper Midwest PaddleGuide
Click
here for a large pdf article (872k) from the AW Journal, way back in 1981!
(You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader for pdf format items.)
In addition to
this reach, the article also describes the following:
Michigan's
Upper Presque Isle,
Lower Presque Isle,
Middle Black,
Lower Black,
Upper Silver,
Lower Silver,
Falls, and
Rock,
and Wisconsin's
Montreal, W.Fk., and
Montreal Canyon.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2008-10-15 08:42:13
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User Comments
down). The three major rapids were mostly clean of wood, but the Class II stuff in between
contained some trees across the river. Between the 1st and 2nd major rapids there was a section
where the beavers had it so dammed and braided that there was no navigable channel. There was also
5-6 beaver dams from 2-5 feet in height we were able to run. The section below Eades Rd. was full
of wood and although only 1-2 had to be portaged at this low level, many more would become real
problems at higher levels as we were able to just 'limbo' several larger trees. Be prepared to
tangle with Alder brush. Also, the gauge was not correlating as the eastern tribs (Upper Bad, Tyler
Forks, Potato) received lots of rain and were swollen while the Brunsweiler and Marengo were low.