Mullet

Drainage area at our listed put-in is about 56 square miles (as calculated by USGS StreamStats 4.0 Beta software). By our listed take-out it has increased to about 79.6 sq.mi. (an increase of ~42%).

The miles of river between the upper section and this section appear to be generally much less interesting. Aerial views do not show any shoals, and do appear to show many areas of heavily wooded shores, giving rise to many areas of deadfall and snags. In addition, there are significant areas of slackwater, including one pond backed up by a dam (which would need to be portaged). For these reasons, we do not recommend nor include those intervening miles, but resume with this section.

As you pass under Short Cut Road, you will encounter railroad tracks (on river-left). The river will weave back and forth a bit, but never stray too far from the tracks for nearly a mile.

Right out of the ponded area from the put-in, you will be greeted by a fine shoals which should provide swiftwater for much of the first quarter-mile.

Some decent shoals (riffles) just downstream will quickly diminish into broad flat/flowing meanders in a lowland floodplain.

A private bridge appears to span the river (trail access from a home to property across the river). It is possible/likely that (at least at some flows) this may be a hazard to navigation, requiring either ducking under or (at higher flows) portaging around.

This may be a fine alternate access (if road shoulders are adequate for parking). Just downstream, a small island splits the flow, and it appears there should be a fine shoals, likely providing some swiftwater splash.

As the river heads toward Hwy.57, additional light rips are likely to be encountered. You'll have about a 200' tunnel to pass under this divided highway. Very swiftwater appears to lead into this area, and it is possible wood may hang up and block part or all of the entrance. It could be a very good idea to attempt to scout this (if you can pull aside on Hwy.57 southbound lanes) before putting on anywhere above here!

The first of what will be a number of crossings of the right-of-way under major power lines (for anyone doing the full section as listed here).

Another private bridge spanning the river. As is very often the case with private bridges, one should expect there to be significantly less clearance than under road and highway bridges. Especially at high flows, you may have to duck or even be prepared to portage!

The shoulders here do not appear to provide much opportunity for parking (based on aerial view -- maybe first-hand observation may prove otherwise), so this may be only a 'way point' (and possible emergency-only exit).

There appears to be a ford (low-water crossing through the river) at this point, accompanied by minor shoals downstream.

As you round a sharp left-hand bend you'll encounter an area of shallows/shoals.

Aerial views seem to show a bridge at this location ... possibly a footbridge? (Looks less substantial than some others.)

As the river heads toward CTH.M it appears to encounter some areas of shoals or otherwise rocky stretches.

The river crosses CTH.M immediately adjacent to CTH.PP. The rocky shoals which began upstream of this crossing continues a bit downstream.

Rocky shoals from above continue beyond this crossing.

Second crossing.

A double set of powerlines.

The river crosses partway under, swerves back out, then crosses all the way under the double set of powerlines.

As the river heads to cross under the double set of powerlines again, it encounters first a drive-through (ford) of the stream, then a private bridge. Immediately thereafter, the river turns abruptly left to cross back under the powerlines again.

Another drive-through (ford) in the river.

This one is just a minor powerline, not the double high-tension lines encountered numerous times before.

Aerial views appear to show a narrow bypass channel which could be fun ... or not. If not passable, the main channel swings left and heads into backwater behind a small dam (almost certain a portage) to then drop into the final stretch of swifts, through numerous hairpin turns as it wends its way to the bridge under Old CTH.PP (and our listed take-out).

A very short distance downstream, the Mullet ends as it flows into the Sheboygan River about 1.3 miles upstream of the dam at the head of the short but sweet (big drops!!!) section in Sheboygan Falls.