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99 times. | River or Event: | | Flambeau River/Flowage |
| Location: | | Butternut, WI |
| Start Date: | | June 12, 2010 |
| End Date: | | June 12, 2010 |
| Trip Leader's Name: | | Melinda Tury |
| Trip Co-leader: | | Brian Nelsen |
| Trip Level: | | Beginner |
| Weather: | | cloudy, mild temp. |
| Water Level: | | low |
| Cubic Feet per Second: | | 60 |
| Gauge Name: | | Manitowish Waters |
| Trip Distance (miles): | | 5 |
| Number of Watercraft: | | 3 |
| Number of People: | | 3 |
| Put in Location: | | Take WI- 51 to Murray's Landing Road - turn SW on Murray's Landing Road - follow to end where there is a nice sand landing and parking lot |
| Take out Location: | | none needed |
| Report: | | This section of the river is where the Manitowish and Bear Rivers come together to form the Flambeau River and Flowage. The current in almost non-existent as the river becomes the massive Flambeau Flowage with over 215 miles of shoreline and over 100 islands. We paddled up stream for several miles through the unspoiled wilderness of the Northern Highland/American Legion State Forest. The river narrows considerably as you approach the conjunction of the Manitowish and Bear Rivers and widens the closer that you come to the landing. The islands were surrounded by tall grasses and wild rice. The water level in the flowage is down by three feet right now because of the extreme drought conditions they are experiencing. The scenery itself is quite stunning with the large expanses of water and all of the islands. Make sure you bring a compass and a lake map as it is quite easy to get lost while paddling around all the islands. Wild life seen were deer, bear tracks but not the actual bear, loons, eagles, ospreys, lots of ducks and geese, otter, various songbirds, and one very inquisitive hummingbird that hovered right in front of my face as if to say hello! The lupines were in bloom along with blue eyed grass, buttercups, daisies, king devils, goatsbeard, and butter and eggs (looks like yellow snapdragons)! A very mellow and tranquil day of paddling! |
| Report Author: | | Melinda Tury |
| Report creation date: | | 2010-06-20 16:41:13 |
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