Black (Mississippi Trib.), E.Fk.
City Point to Black River Forest Campground (23.8 miles)
| Difficulty | II |
| Length | 15.3 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 3 fpm |
| Gauge | Black, E.fk. Approximation |
| Flow Rate as of 1 hour | 60 cfsbelow recommended |
| Reach Info Last Updated | April 16, 2019 |
River Description
Mostly flatwater, punctuated by a couple short drops. Generally more likely an open-boat trip. Trip may be shortened using alternate accesses.
(Note: Observations and 'minimums' based on only one trip on this reach, when Neillsville gauge was at 946 cfs. That seemed a fairly low level. The flat stretches were generally quite slow, and the couple of drops were runnable but not particularly interesting. Do this one only if you're looking to tally another river in your boater log book, or to see every bit of known whitewater in the state. If you're looking for anything like real river-running or playboating whitewater, better to look elsewhere.)
River Features
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Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportThere are 2 named rapids on this section. Whitetail rapid is a wavy section that is slightly steeper and more narrow than the river above, read and run with a little wave at the bottom. The main event is East Fork Falls, where the river drops as it splits around an island and at higher flows a solid III/IV. We took a sneak line river right since we couldn't really scout the main hole or river left line from where we were. Flows were high enough we had to portage a snowmobile trail bridge early on that at normal flows you can go under. Cool and wild section of river.