Category: Behind the Boats

The river conditions this week are particularly tough to forecast with the rainfall amount and location uncertainty heading into the weekend. Currently, the river level is expected to peak tomorrow morning with the Prairie du sac dam hitting 20,000 CFS. This level is not good for overnight trips as there wont be any sandbars for…

Well… we got a little too much rain. Unfortunately, the river level is going to spike higher than we had hoped for this week. With the river coming up this much there wont be any sandbars to camp on. Currently, we don’t know exactly how high the river will be for trips this weekend but…

Rain, rain, and more rain! Storms and rain are forecasted for Monday-Wednesday. With all the rain we’ve received through central and northern Wisconsin, the river levels are going to spike. Currently it looks like levels will rise to where sandbars will be very scarce and small by Tuesday night. When the river will return to…

With the rain we have received over this past week the river level is going to be on the higher end heading into this weekend. Looks like we will hover in that 10,000-15,000 CFS range (check the river conditions page for reference). While the river is higher, there will still be a good amount of…

With the heavy rain that came through our area last week, the river has spiked a little bit heading into this week. The good news is it hasn’t spiked too high and should gradually return to normal levels throughout the week. Temperatures are going to gradually increase into the mid 70’s to 80’s with the…

The forecast has slightly changed heading into this weekend. Looks like we do have a possibility of some scattered storms coming through our area late Saturday night and into Sunday. If you are heading out on an overnight this weekend, make sure you read up on our river and storm safety page and come prepared…

Even after the heavy rain we received earlier this week, river levels are looking great for this weekend! There will be plenty of sandbars out there for overnighters. The forecast looks mostly dry for Friday and Saturday. There are some showers forecasted for Sunday morning, so if you are headed out on an overnight make…

We have a good chance of thunderstorms coming through our area on Tuesday evening. As of now, it looks like there is a lower chance of them being severe but we do expect to get quite a bit of rain along with it. We will monitor the rain fall and keep an eye on river…

It looks like we have a chance of some showers and storms Thursday and Friday afternoon (20-30%). All of the current forecasts have low percent chances for storms this weekend. However, we are in the midwest so weather can change very quickly in our area. If you are heading out on an overnight this weekend…

A little bit of rain is in the forecast early on in the week. Wednesday is looking like the best chance for some showers in our area. This weekend, however, is shaping up to be a beautiful one! High 70’s to low 80 temps with mostly sunny skies. Couldn’t be better for a trip on…