Neshota/West Twin, |
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| Name | Range | Updated | Level |
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| KEWAUNEE RIVER NEAR KEWAUNEE, WI | 200 - 1000 cfs | 03h50m | ~ 23 cfs (rc= -2.7 ) |
| Gauge is on nearby and similarly sized Kewaunee River, which should provide reasonable indicator of possible flow in this reach. | |||
Quick Facts:
Location: About midway between Manitowoc and Green Bay (~20 miles to each).
Shuttle Length: 3.2 mile. (See details in "Directions" Tab.)
Character: Fine rural trip has a mini-dells early on, and an number of short (6"-1') ledges. A
sweet series of waves may form where the river slides down sloping bedrock just before the
confluence with the Devils River.
Put-in is approximately 674' elevation.
Take-out is approximately 619' elevation.
Thus total elevation change is approximately 55'.
General Overview
A cute, small dells, and short bedrock ledges make a pleasant beginners paddle.
In the unlikely event that you catch this at high water, the approach to the confluence with the
Devil's River may become significantly interesting (I.E., could push into class III).
Note: After the confluence with the Devil's River, the Nashota becomes the West Twin,
one of the two rivers which give the town of Two Rivers its name. The "falls" marked on the topo
maps on this reach are either non-existant, or so inconsequential as to be of no concern to all
but the most inexperienced of boaters.
Also, while there is a 'falls' marked near a road on the East Twin (nearby), it appears
to be on private property. There is little else apparent on that river in terms of gradient, so I
strongly suspect it is a single minor ledge (on the order of a foot or so in height) with little
else of whitewater merit on that branch, I have not floated it.
Alternate take-out is at Maribel Caves County Park. This eliminates about 1.1 miles of mostly
flatwater and class I riffles, but requires a strenuous hike out, and is not readily identified
from the river. I would highly recommend a visit to the park to hike the trails and find the
caves, and drive past the ruins of the Maribel Hotel (a bit north of the park entrance on
CTH.R).
Additional References
Midwest River
Inventory has run details and photos of this reach.
*The gauge referenced is on the Kewaunee River, a very similar sized stream, 14.5 miles to the NorthEast. We do not have sufficient experience with this river and gauge to have established reliable min/max. Minimum is an unconfirmed guess based solely on relatively similar whitewater rivers in the region. Maximum is only an indication of levels above which difficulty is likely to kick up a notch, specifically of "Devil's Meet Ledges" as a few of them may become keepy/playful holes.
We would appreciate if anyone running this reach would submit data (gauge/stage reading) and impressions (low/moderate/high) via the "Add a Comment" button on the "Comments" tab.
Visual inspection at Nachtwey Road of the ledge ("falls") and dells may also be used as a 'visual indicator'. If this ledge and dells looks boatable, the run should be good.
| Gauge/flow analysis based on 44 years data (with reference to W.Twin gauge info, for only 1 year of data) |
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| Drainage area at gauge | 127 sq.mi. (W.Twin at it's defunct gauge is 150 sq.mi.) |
| All time minimum flow | 4.2 cfs (W.Twin is 11 cfs) |
| 90% of time flow exceeds | 12 cfs (W.Twin is 14 cfs) |
| 10% of time flow exceeds | 162 (W.Twin is 130 cfs) |
| All time maximum flow | 5950 cfs (W.Twin is 1240 cfs) |
| 10/90 ratio ('flashy-ness') (under 3 is fairly steady, over 10 is quite 'flashy') |
13.5 (W.Twin is 9.3) |
| Estimated average runnable days per year | 30 |
| Name | Range | Updated | Level | ||||||||||||||||||
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| KEWAUNEE RIVER NEAR KEWAUNEE, WI | |||||||||||||||||||||
| usgs-04085200 | 200 - 1000 cfs | 03h50m | ~ 23 cfs (rc= -2.7 ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Gauge is on nearby and similarly sized Kewaunee River, which should provide reasonable indicator of possible flow in this reach. |
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| 195d19h19m | Neshota/West TwinZander Road to Hwy.147 (3.5 miles) [WI] |
Neshota/West Twin at low/boatable flow
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Low boatable | Rob Smage |
No guide books for this stream. If you know of a book that describes this stream please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. No Comments
Add a Comment| Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 0.6 | Nachtwey Road 'falls' | I |  |
| 1.3 | Hunter's Ledge | II | |
| 1.4 | Devils Meet Ledges | II+ | |
| 2.1 | Ford | I | |
| 2.2 | Unfound Falls |
In Southeastern Wisconsin, apparently it does not take much to be labeled a 'falls'. At this location, you will find a 1-2' ledge. At some flows, there may be some play possible here, but more likely, it will be little more than a short drop to excite only those not much experienced in whitewater.
Just downstream of the bridge, a small dells will be encountered. At some flows, minor compression waves may form through here.
A river-wide ledge precedes a left-hand bend in the river. At most water levels, almost anywhere (across its width) can be run. At some flows, there may be some whitewater 'play' possible here, and at some flows a few spots may become a bit 'keepy'.
As you round a bend, you head toward the confluence with the Devils River, where the Neshota River ceases to exist, and the combined flow becomes the West Twin. Before the confluence, the Neshota drops over a series of bedrock ledges and waves. At low flows, they are unlikely to cause much problem, and may offer tame possibilities for play. At moderate or higher flows, these will build such that there will be two holes that become rather 'keepy'. They can be skirted (paddled around) by staying far right. Scouting is advised (from river-left shore)!
A house on river-left has a cement 'ford' in the river, to drive across at low flows. A suspension foot-bridge overhead allows the owners to park on river-left and cross over on foot at times of higher flows. For the boater, this cement 'ford' will cause a few ripples and waves, but should cause no hazard to boating.
Most topographic maps have a 'falls' marked at this location. At all flows and all occasions which I have run this river, I have never been able to identify just what 'falls' there are talking about. There are a few spots which have some minor ripples and riffs, but do not expect (or worry about) any 'falls' on this part of the river.
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NWRI - Neshota/West Twin Zander Road to Hwy.147 (3.5 miles) (mobile)