Black Creek

Athens City Park to Pioneer Road (1.4 miles)

DifficultyI-II
Length1.3 mi
Avg Gradient32 fpm
GaugePrairie River Near Merrill, Wi
Flow Rate as of 1 hour
2.37 ftbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedOctober 20, 2002

River Description

Fun little run to catch as a companion to other mid-state runs (Pine Dells, Prairie Dells, Trappe). Access is via town parks NW and SE of the town of Athens. There will be fairly continuous easy (class I-II) rapids through this reach if/when there is adequate water.


River Features

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Distance: 1.4 mi
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Bryan Foster
Bryan Foster

Jul 21, 2010


This being a very small creek could be choked with logs so check from some of the bridges in town. I think we were forced out 3 or so times on our trip. IF it were clean, and water was high it would be a fun little creek with a constant gradient.