Behind the Boats

We got a decent amount of rain up in northern Wisconsin early this week that will bring the river level a little higher than normal this weekend. Sandbars will be smaller than the regular massive summer sandbars. The good news…

The forecast is showing a couple days of rain early this week with a chance of some scattered thunderstorms. The good news is it looks like it will clear up by the weekend! Friday and Saturday are looking like fantastic…

River levels are looking good for this weekend. Looks like we will top out at 9000 CFS at the prairie dam on Friday and the river level should decrease throughout the weekend. Plenty of sandbars will be out there to…

Finally normal summer conditions! The river level has consistently dropped and we have a large number of sandbars out on the river to camp on. The river level should remain pretty low for the foreseeable future. Looks like we have…

Everything’s coming together for a fantastic weekend on the river! The river level has come down and there will be good sandbars to choose from out there. It should continue to decrease throughout the weekend. The weather forecast is shaping…

We just can’t catch a break with the weather this season! Some pop up storms made last weekend a rough go out on the river. The good news is the weather looks great for this upcoming week. Currently, we’ve got…

Looks like we are FINALLY returning to normal river levels this upcoming week! For the first time in months, we don’t have a torrential down pour forecasted for Northern Wisconsin. The current forecast for Spring green this upcoming week is…

The river level will remain high throughout the week and weekend. We were hoping for a steep drop in the river level heading into 4th of July week but we unfortunately didn’t get that. With the projected rain on Tuesday,…

We were holding out hope that river levels would drop faster than expected heading into the weekend but that doesn’t seem to be the case. We are unfortunately going to have to cancel all trips for this weekend as well.…

Rain, rain, rain and more rain. That’s been the story of the season so far. With all the storms and wet weather Northern Wisconsin has received the river will be at moderate flood levels for pretty much all of this…

With all the rain and storms we’ve received in northern Wisconsin, the river will be on the higher side heading into this weekend. As of now, the Prairie du Sac dam is going to float around that 15,000cfs – 20,000cfs…

It looks as if the forecast has changed slightly for this week with a little less forecasted rainfall. We still have scattered thunderstorms forecasted for Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday this week. With the heat wave that’s passing through, pop up…

Northern Wisconsin has gotten hit pretty hard with heavy rain and storms. All that rain is going to cause the river to rise Wednesday night heading into Thursday. As of now, the river level looks like it will hit its…

Northern Wisconsin has gotten hit pretty hard with heavy rain and storms. All that rain is going to cause the river to rise Wednesday night heading into Thursday. As of now, the river level looks like it will hit its…

With the decrease in heavy rain/storms, quite a few sandbars have popped back up on the river as levels have come down! The current forecast shows a possibility of scattered thunderstorms early Sunday morning and some throughout the day. For…

It looks like we finally are going to get some drier weather heading into this week. This means the river level should start to come down and a nice break from the heavy rain/storms we have been getting the past…

Well, unfortunately, with the heavy rain we received early this week the river level is going to spike heading into the weekend. This is going to make trips on the river not possible for the third weekend in a row.…

Well, unfortunately, with the heavy rain we received early this week the river level is going to spike heading into the weekend. This is going to make overnight trips not possible for the third weekend in a row. We had…

Well, unfortunately, with the heavy rain we received early this week the river level is going to spike heading into the weekend. This is going to make overnight trips not possible for the third weekend in a row. We had…

It looks like river levels are finally going to be decreasing throughout this week! By Wednesday, we should start to see more sandbars pop back up on the river and the weather forecast looks wonderful from Wednesday on. The river…

It looks like river levels are finally going to be coming down throughout this week! By Wednesday, we should start to see most sandbars pop back up on the river and the weather forecast looks wonderful from Wednesday on. Mid…

What a rainy start of the season! It looks like the river is going to spike back up to very high levels for this coming weekend. This is going to leave little to no sandbars to camp on out there…

What a rainy start of the season! It looks like the river is going to spike back up to quite high levels for this coming weekend. This is going to leave little to no sandbars to camp on out there…

What a wet start to the season! With all the rainy/stormy weather we received this week the river will remain at a high water level through this weekend and heading into next week. As of now, the river should start…

Due to the severe storms and rainfall we received over the past couple days the river level is going to rise quite a bit heading into the weekend. Unfortunately it will rise to a level where there wont be many…

Looks like we have a bit of a wet week ahead of us. Good chance of thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday are looking great with mid 70’s temps and mostly sunny days. The weekend looks like we…

Welcome back Wisconsin Canoers!!! Our season is now in full swing and we are so excited to get you all out on the river. The river level is steadily dropping throughout the week. By Friday we should have substantially more…

We’re a week out from our first full weekend on the water. Current long term forecast looks great for weather – highs in the upper 60s/low 70s and sunny. Probably won’t be swimming but this is ideal campfire weather. Water…

It’s time to shed those heavy coats, embrace the warmth, and immerse ourselves in the great outdoors. And what better way to celebrate the coming summer than with a canoe camping adventure on the majestic sandbars of the Wisconsin River?

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