Baraboo

Hwy.12 to Hwy.113 (4.5 miles)

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Dave Schmidt

Oct 17, 2014


Concur with Varun's comments. Add that at 375 cfs it's still a fun run of minor rapids with a better rapid at the Ash/Walnut bridge but I wouldn't want to go at levels too much lower than that.

HO

Ran it today at 1300 CFS was at probably the upper limit of good flows. Have run it a bunch of times last year at flows ranging from 400-100 CFS. ~800 CFS is when the river gains are honest whitewater character. So best flows are 800-1300 CFS. Lower level is ~ 300-400 CFS.

Also, there is an alternate take out point at the Circus parking spot which avoids the boring flatwater section after the circus world. Here is the Google Maps link from for the directions from the Put in to the Take out. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43.47122,-89.7696146/43.4650912,-89.730457/@43.465585,-89.7671307,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!4m3!1m0!1m0!3e0