Black Creek,

Athens City Park to Pioneer Road (1.4 miles)

Usual Difficulty	I-II (may vary with level)
Length	1.4 Miles
Avg. Gradient	32 fpm
Max Gradient	32 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR MERRILL, WI
usgs-05394500	3.23 - 10.00 ft	I-II	02h22m	2 ft (rc= -0.2 )

River Description

Fun little run to catch as a companion to other mid-state runs (Pine Dells, Prairie Dells, Trappe). Access is via town parks NW and SE of the town of Athens. There will be fairly continuous easy (class I-II) rapids through this reach if/when there is adequate water.