Malted Milk (MM) / Horlicks Extra Lite (HEL)

NOTE: at present, the river right eddy (for staging to catch this wave) has numerous dead branches and trees extending into the water. They do not preclude access, but can be a minor interference (or minor benefit for those wanted to 'anchor' themselves for a bit in the eddy). At river-left, as a result of the new bridge overhead, significant large rocks extend a bit further into the flow than was previously the case. At low flows, they will be obvious, but at the flows which make this feature great, it will be important to know they will lie shallow under the surface beneath the bridge. (River right is unchanged, free of large rocks in the water.)

These names derive from a former Racine claim to fame. The Horlick company patented a Malted Milk process, and sold products worldwide for nearly a century.

At low to moderate flow (250-800 cfs), sloping bedrock and minor ledge (river-left, right-center of photo) form a playable wave (it barely deserves the same name, so at these levels it's ' Horlick's Extra Lite' or 'H.E.L.').

At higher flow (about 1200-1500 cfs), this dishes out into a wide, glassy wave, conjuring parallels to the sweet creamy beverage it is named for. Soul surfs (with occasional dynamic ripple at some flows) often attract spectatators on the Northwestern Avenue bridge just behind and overhead.

This feature may wash-out (or surge and become chaotic) at flows over 1800-2000. While it may offer some great surfs for those in longer (faster hull) boats, it is less predictable or assured than at more moderate levels stated above.