Chippewa

Paddled stretch from Dam to Ledge PnP w/ 3 other boaters on July 17, 2010. River level was 25,000 cfs! Some amazing waves for surfing on river right that took a fair amount of ferrying from river left put in to get to through large swells and waves. More like ocean waves. Potential hazards of bridge pillars, not sure of underwater risks but river was super high. Waves intimidating but gave awesome surf. Difficult to scout due to them being on far side of river. Waves seemed semi-retentive (spins/back surfing) but able to wash off top easily enough to exit. Recommend doing float down first to scout before committing. Can do shuttle by foot but it'd be a hike with a boat. These were catch on the fly features. Eddy access may exist from river right but we weren't able to locate/utilize any.