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Eau Claire RiverRoss Avenue River Access to Yellow Banks Park
Lower Eau Claire continuation from the developed Ross Avenue access to Yellow Banks Park, using Weston water-trail access support, WRT KML shape, and the same official stage gauge.
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Access and shuttle
Continue from Ross Avenue to Yellow Banks Park for a short lower Eau Claire water-trail segment with public endpoints and a direct same-corridor stage gauge. The route is useful but source coverage is thinner below Ross, so scout for debris, snags, low-water side channels, and the Yellow Banks landing before launching.
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Put-in
Ross Avenue River AccessRoss Avenue is a developed access with gauge and trail context; still check the landing for high current and crowding before launching.
Take-out
Yellow Banks Park LaunchYellow Banks Park is the selected take-out. Weston lists Yellow Banks Launch at 3903 Northwestern Avenue and local sources document recent launch improvements, but paddlers should verify the current launch condition.
Road shuttle
Stage Yellow Banks Park first, then launch from Ross Avenue. Confirm the Yellow Banks landing from land before committing because this downstream split has less detailed practical reporting than the Club House-to-Ross route.
Additional access notes
- Do not continue downstream toward the Eau Claire River Conservancy, flowage, Drott Street, or Brooks & Ross Dam without a separate route plan and portage/take-out decision.
More route and safety guidance
- Confirm the Yellow Banks landing and parking before launching from Ross. Weston lists Yellow Banks Launch at 3903 Northwestern Avenue, and newer local coverage describes the ADA launch improvement.
- Do not continue past Yellow Banks into the conservancy/flowage/Drott dam chain unless the group has a separate plan for low-water access, flowage wind, and the Brooks & Ross Dam boundary.
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Eau Claire River at Kelly, WI. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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| Gauge site | Eau Claire River at Kelly, WI |
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| Preferred range | 1.00 ft to 2.00 ft |
| Low threshold | 0.50 ft |
| High threshold | 2.00 ft |
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| Main source behind this score | Village of Weston Eau Claire River water-trail stage guidance |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Route and mileageRoss Avenue to Yellow Banks Park, about 2.7 mi
Wisconsin River Trips lists Ross Avenue to Yellowbanks Park as a 2.7-mile lower Eau Claire split with some rapids.
- Access coordinatesWRT overview KML resolves Ross Avenue and Yellow Banks Park
The WRT KML marks Ross Avenue at -89.5518243, 44.9183349 and Yellow Banks Park at -89.5740223, 44.9281782.
- Public take-outYellow Banks Launch, 3903 Northwestern Ave
Weston lists Yellow Banks Launch as a canoe/kayak launch site and names the Northwestern Avenue address.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-23USGS 05397500 Water Services returned HTTP 503 on 2026-07-23
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