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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		High Water Kayaking On The Wolf River
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:30
	Publish Date:		2020-08-18 10:16:50
	Description:		When the Wolf River reached record levels late in July, the raft and tube rental concessions closed because of concerns for rider safety. But for experienced canoe and kayak paddlers, like Brian Heikenen and Martin Dawson, this was, perhaps, a once in a lifetime experience. Heikenen checks the USGS gauge in Langlade almost daily. “Early on Monday morning this was the highest flow that gauge had ever recorded. It topped out at about 2950 CFS.” Heikenen lives in Madison but spends much of his time in and around the Wolf River. He, along with Dawson of Langlade, and two other paddlers went down the river three times during the historic high water. They each have over 40 years of whitewater paddling experience on the Wolf, but they have never seen anything like this. River speed is measured by cubic feet per second, or CFS. The normal average for the month of July is 333 CFS. Because of the heavy rainfall in the region, the river for much of July was between 1000 and 2000 CFS. Then much of
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