Milwaukee

A few photos in the area of the dam in Thiensville.

This classic killer 'low head' dam has been removed (winter, 2010/11) so we no longer have to deal with it. For illustrative purposes, note how high and how far downstream the 'boil line' is!

Cale runs the Grafton dam.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT the 'killer low head dam' (as mentioned in the description of this reach of river) down in Lime Kiln Park. This is the dam at (immediately above) the putin as listed for this reach. Extreme caution is urged for anyone choosing to run this dam. Knowledge and awareness of landing zone depth, and of appropriate flows, and boating tecchniques, are necessary before considering such a stunt. We are not aware of the specific rate of flow in this photo, but suffice to say it was fairly low (summer flows). (Note the log hung up on the brink of the dam just to the left of the boater. Moderate flows would likely flush it off.)

At moderately high water (say, 800-1000 cfs), the reversal at the base of the dam is unlikely to release anything in it's grip.