Fall Canoeing: Black River, Wisconsin

Oct 13 (evening) to 16, preferred or Oct 6 to 9, alternate

River narrative linked at Wisconsin Paddle Guide--Black River.

One idea was to meet Thursday night 10/13 at a campground near Black River Falls (TBA), meet shuttlemeisters Fri. am, and be on the water by noonish. If no discussion here, we will camp Thursday. Thurs. camp options: Lost Falls Camp closes Sept. 30. I'm exploring Castle Mound State Campground, it's maybe 10 miles northeast of our proposed put in. Open year round. Camping fees listed at Wisconsin DNR site. Any other ideas?

Proposed stretch: Irving Landing to North Bend Canoe Landing (21 miles) or to DNR Boat Landing (22 miles). I'm weighing access pros and cons. I canoed this stretch 2years ago. David H. and I reviewed it this summer and it's very tame. Lotsa big sand bars for camping. Water levels: One site recommends a flow between 200 and 300 CFS. Today it's at 620. Kinda surprised it is that low. If it gets below 200 we should default to Namekagon or another river. Gauge site is located at USGS site, here.

Meals: I can make a Dutch Oven beef stroganoff or a Mountain breakfast.
Partners- I will solo if we end up with an odd number.
Shuttle?
Group Equipment? I have a tarp, shovel, Dutch Oven other if needed.
Water proof bags. I may have one extra.

Wisconsin Almost Drought-Free

I occasionally check a drought monitor website, U.S. Drought Monitor - Midwest. This is the first time since I started checking this site that NW Wisconsin is NOT under some moderate to severe drought condition. It looks like the drought has moved into the Arrowhead of Minnesota. I'd say that this bodes well for either trip option for this fall!