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Pine RiverCounty N Bridge Landing to WEPCO Landing #5
Easy Florence County Wild River day through mixed hardwood forest, quietwater, riffles, and one short Class I pitch. The direct USGS gauge sits at the put-in bridge, and Wisconsin Trail Guide publishes a route-specific minimum level for the PN1 Oxbow run.
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Launch at County N Bridge Landing beside the live USGS gauge and paddle the Pine River to WEPCO Landing #5. This is an easy Wild River float with quiet mixed-forest scenery, riffles, one short Class I pitch, and a route-specific minimum level from Wisconsin Trail Guide.
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Put-in
County N Bridge LandingCounty N Bridge Landing is the put-in and gauge corridor; check parking space and shoulder conditions before unloading.
Take-out
WEPCO Landing #5WEPCO Landing #5 is the planned take-out near the lower end of the PN1 guide. Identify the landing before launching because downstream continuation changes the trip and shuttle.
Road shuttle
Use a rural Florence County shuttle from County N Bridge Landing to WEPCO Landing #5. The shorter Oxbow option can reduce shuttle work, but this route keeps the full PN1 segment to the downstream WEPCO landing.
Additional access notes
- Pine Dam and the Pine River Powerplant influence flow upstream of the route, so same-day gauge and release checks matter even though this is an easy route. The dam is not an in-route portage or take-out; do not continue beyond WEPCO Landing #5 without a separate downstream plan.
More route and safety guidance
- Use the direct County N gauge and treat 1.75 ft / about 150 cfs as the practical minimum. Recheck the reading and any release or rainfall trend the same day because regulated flow can make this otherwise easy reach move faster.
- This is a remote Wild River corridor with cold water, wooded banks, shallow riffles, and occasional downed trees or sweepers. Keep the named public landings as the planned exits and do not improvise private-bank access.
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Pine River Below Pine River Powerplant near Florence, WI. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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| Gauge site | Pine River Below Pine River Powerplant near Florence, WI |
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| Preferred range | Needs paddler reports |
| Known low-water floor | 1.75 ft |
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| Evidence strength behind the range | Local route guidance |
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| Main source behind this score | Wisconsin Trail Guide Pine River PN1 suggested minimum level |
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- Route-specific guide9.3 miles; 3 to 4 hours
Wisconsin Trail Guide publishes Pine River PN1 from County N Bridge Landing to WEPCO Landing #5, with easy difficulty, riffles/Class I, 20 feet of drop, and a 3 to 4 hour paddle time.
- Minimum suggested level1.75 ft / about 150 cfs
Wisconsin Trail Guide lists the County N Bridge USGS gauge and gives 1.75 feet / 150 cfs as the suggested minimum for this Pine River segment.
- Direct gaugeUSGS 04064500 at County N
USGS describes 04064500 as Pine River below Pine River Powerplant near Florence, on the left bank 60 feet upstream from the County Trunk Highway N bridge, with current discharge and gage-height data.
- Endpoint coordinates45.83711, -88.22522 to 45.83949, -88.14080
Wisconsin Trail Guide publishes NAD83 / WGS84 coordinates for County N Bridge Landing and WEPCO Landing #5 in the PN1 guide.
- Public recreation contextPine-Popple Wild Rivers
Wisconsin DNR describes public recreation in the Pine and Popple Wild Rivers area, and Travel Wisconsin identifies the Pine as a state-designated wild river with canoeing, rapids, and portage context.
- Access and route characterCounty N, Oxbow, Johnson Creek Road, WEPCO #5
The guide maps multiple named accesses along the PN1 corridor and notes that the shorter Oxbow shuttle is a common local option inside the full County N-to-WEPCO route.
- Upstream release contextPine Dam about 2 miles above County N
Wisconsin Trail Guide identifies Pine Dam as controlling flow upstream of the Highway N wayside landing; this is a release/flow-check issue, not an in-route dam portage on the County N-to-WEPCO segment.
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