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General Description
o Miles 155 - 160 (Gilbert Park to Wausau dam) The Wausau flowage
continues through the city of Wausau
o Miles 160 - 166 (Wausau dam to Rothschild dam) River widens into
shallow weedy Lake Wausau with heavy boat traffic
o Miles 166 - 168 (Rothschild dam to I-39 bridge) Noticeable current
in this stretch depends on release from Rothschild dam, river is
deep and navigable by motor boats
o Miles 168 - 173 (I-39 bridge to the Mosinee flowage) Pass by the
Weston Power Plant on the left and continue into the widened floodplain
of the Mosinee flowage
- Portages (see portage maps by clicking on the dam symbol)
o Mile 160 Wausau dam - Take the right channel around Barker/Stewart
Island (the large island after the Bridge Street bridge), after
the second railroad bridge a buoy line guides you to the take-out
on the left shore just above the dam for about a 400' portage around
the Wausau Papers office building (left)
o Mile 166 Rothschild dam - Take out at the wooden steps at the
end of the buoy line and follow the portage signs for about ? mile
to the boat ramp in the tailwater (right)
- Landings suitable for take-out or put-in
o Mile 155 Schofield Park boat landing (right)
o Mile 160 Oak Island boat landing (left) and Riverside Park boat
landing (right)
o Mile 162 Memorial Park boat landing (left) and D.C. Everest Park
boat landing (right)
o Mile 163 Bluegill Bay Park boat landing (right)
o Mile 166 Domtar boat landing in tailwater of Rothschild dam (right)
- Camping - Camping available at Marathon Park (½ mile west
of the river on Stewart Ave.)
- Other amenities
o Mile 155 through Mile 163 - Many businesses in Wausau
o Mile 155 - Schofield Park with boat landing, picnic area with
shelter, ball fields, playground, restroom and water available (right)
o Mile 159 through Mile 161 - Several downtown city parks with many
amenities: boat landing, whitewater kayak & canoe course, restrooms,
playgrounds, ball fields, picnic areas with shelters, trails, ball
fields and courts, and water available at some
o Mile 162 - Memorial Park with boat landing, picnic area with shelters,
disc golf, tennis courts and playground (left)
o Mile 162 - D.C. Everest Park with boat landing, picnic area with
shelter, fishing pier, restrooms and water available (right)
o Mile 163 - Bluegill Bay Park with boat landing, picnic area with
shelters, restrooms, ball courts, trails, playground, fishing pier
and water available (right)
- Flow Information - For information on river flow go to "Links"
on the home page of this website. Under "River Flow Data from
Wisconsin Public Service" select "Hydroelectric Plant
Water Levels and River Flows" to get levels & flow for
Wausau hydro. Under "Wisconsin River Flow Forecasts" select
"Wisconsin River at Rothschild" for flow below Rothschild.
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on the map below for a aerial photographic detail of portage.
on the map below for a campgrounds information.
No signs were placed in the field at these locations but they were
placed on the map for reference.