Canoeing the Tomahawk River,
Wisconsin
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Expert paddler Mike Svob
has been canoeing and kayaking the rivers of the Midwest for 30 years.
He paddled more than a thousand miles to complete these books. Below
are brief descriptions of the canoe trips that Mike goes into detail
with in his books with maps. The maps are very useful, showing rapids,
take in and take out points and other things of interest. |
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Tomahawk
1-Willow
Flowage Dam to Swamp Lake Road-Oneida
County-11.5 miles. This is a beautiful,
wild and varied stretch of river with
one Class II rapids.Water levels vary
on the volume released from the Willow
Flowage Dam. Put in downstream left
from the Willow Flowage Dam. Oelhafen
Creek enters from the left at 2 miles.
At 3 miles Bear Creek enters from
the left. At about 5.6 miles you come
upon Half Breed Rapids. This is a
solid Class II rapids several hundred
feet long. The river narrow, falls
several feet, and S curves with fast
water, plenty of waves and many boulders.
Take out on left above rapids to scout
or portage. After that the river is
lovely and wild. Take out upstream
right or downstream left of the Swamp
Lake Road bridge.
Tomahawk
2-Swamp
Lake Road to Prairie Rapids Road-Oneida
County-8.2 miles. This section has
a mix of high banks, woods and wild
lowlands, with a challenging rapids
near the end. Put in at Swamp lake
Road bridge.The first mile is winding
and fairly narrow with many high pine
covered banks. At 4.5 miles Swamp
Creek enters from the right.. The
next couple of miles are quite windy.
Near the end after a sharp left bend,
the a right is Prairie Rapids. You
will hear it coming. This rapids has
two solid Class II pitches. Inexperienced
paddlers should portage. Take out
at the Prairie Rapids Road bridge
at the bottom of the rapids.
