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Wisconsin | South-Central Wisconsin
Crawfish RiverCounty Road I to County Road G
Quiet Glacial Heritage Area float from County Road I to County Road G through Waterloo Wildlife Area context, with official landing support, wildlife, backwaters, and a direct Milford gauge floor.
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Trip details
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Access and shuttle
Float the quieter middle Crawfish from County Road I to County Road G through Glacial Heritage Area and Waterloo Wildlife Area context. This is beginner flatwater, but wind and muddy banks still matter.
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Put-in
County Road I Glacial Heritage Area landingMiles Paddled identifies both endpoints as official Glacial Heritage Area landings, with designated parking at the take-out.
Take-out
County Road G Glacial Heritage Area landingExpect scattered public parcels rather than continuous public shoreline. Stop only where legal and clearly appropriate.
Road shuttle
Stage County Road G first, then return to County Road I. Confirm signed Glacial Heritage / wildlife-area access and parking before launching.
Additional access notes
- The Milford gauge is downstream. Use it for broad low-water context, then make a local wind and bank-condition call.
More route and safety guidance
- This is not technical water, but wind on the slow open channel can be a bigger problem than current.
- The Milford gauge is downstream on the same river. It supports a same-river floor, but it cannot show local wind, wood, bank mud, or hunting-season access conflicts.
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Crawfish River at Milford, WI. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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Why this scoreData reliability: checking
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Data behind the scoreWater levels, published guidance and update times
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| Gauge site | Crawfish River at Milford, WI |
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| Preferred range | Needs paddler reports |
| Known low-water floor | 60 cfs |
| High threshold | Water-level guidance unavailable |
| Evidence strength behind the range | Official and local sources |
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| Main source behind this score | Wisconsin River Trips lower Crawfish Milford gauge floor plus Miles Paddled County I trip |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Exact routeCounty Road I to County Road G, 6.75 mi
Miles Paddled documents the exact access pair, distance, beginner flatwater character, and endpoint GPS coordinates.
- Public access contextOfficial Glacial Heritage Area landings
Miles Paddled says the trip starts and ends at official Glacial Heritage Area landings, and Jefferson County points paddlers to Glacial Heritage Area put-in/take-out sites and route guidance.
- Threshold postureMinimum-only 60 cfs floor
The selected floor follows WRT lower-Crawfish guidance that 0-60 cfs is exceptionally low and may require wading, while this flatter exact reach has separate Miles Paddled evidence that water levels are not usually a primary issue.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-23111 cfs / 1.94 ft at 2026-07-23 09:00 CDT
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