Flambeau, N.Fk.

From the power company reports, there are two generators each with 434 CFS capacity, thus the total capacity in the plant is 868 CFS. All flows above that will result in water through the bypass. Unknown whether the plant always operates at full capacity when flows allow. Drainage area at the dam is 759 square miles. The USGS gauge on South Fork Flambeau River Near Phillips reports drainage as 609 square miles, so flow here *might* (on average) be about 1.25 times that gauge reading.

Drainage area at our listed put-in is about 759 square miles (as calculated by USGS StreamStats 4.0 beta software). Such a substantial area will provide significant flow year round, however, flow in this bypass will be dependent upon capacity and actual water usage down the operating channel, and resultant gate opening into this bypass.

Very nearly half-way down this short sections, an apparent wave/hole (noticeable on aerial/satellite view) may provide some good play, though we cannot tell (from those views alone) whether there may be sufficient eddies for easy repeat play. (And, that would likely be somewhat dependent upon how much flow is being put through the dam gates at the head of this bypass channel.)

A couple of smaller worker/pedestrian/pipe crossings exist (upstream of this location) before coming to a vehicular bridge which (from satellite views) appears to have footings/bridge-piers into the flow, thus causing some turbulence. It is possible there may be some areas of interest to work or to play. (I.E., to practice whitewater maneuvers in good flow, such as eddy turns, peel-outs, perhaps squirt moves and/or attainments, and, if lucky, perhaps even something to surf at some flow?)

From satellite/aerial views, this highway/street bridge appears to have some sort of 'disruption' of the flow. It is not apparent (and we have no first-hand or second-hand info) whether this is from a bridge-pier/footing or from a natural riverbed feature (creating a wave or hole). Thus, your preferred take-out (whether upstream of the bridge or downstream of it) may depend upon actual flow, best eddies, best shoreline access, and whether there is any interest/play below this bridge.

Interesting ... west of the river, in downtown Park Falls, the main East-West street is Division Street, and all other streets are numbered consecutively BOTH North and South from there! (1st street North, 2nd Street North, ..., AND 1st street South, 2nd Street South, ....) However, East of the river, the East-West streets have (non-numeric) names; Wisconsin Street 'matches' to Division, and virtually all other East-West streets are tree names (Birch, Pine, Maple, Cedar, etc).