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Yahara RiverHighway 59 to Murwin County Park
Popular lower Yahara continuation from the Highway 59 bridge/gauge access to Murwin County Park, keeping the route below the Stebbinsville access dispute and above the Rock River continuation.
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Launch at the Highway 59 gauge bridge and take out at Murwin County Park for the popular lower-Yahara continuation below Badfish Creek. The card intentionally avoids Stebbinsville as a default access and stops before a Rock River extension.
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Put-in
Highway 59 / Yahara River near Fulton gauge accessHighway 59 is the selected put-in because it is documented by WRT as a public access and coincides with the live Fulton gauge corridor.
Take-out
Murwin County Park Yahara River accessMurwin County Park is the planned take-out. Identify the access from shore before launching and do not continue toward the Rock River unless that separate shuttle is deliberate.
Road shuttle
Stage Murwin County Park first, then return to Highway 59. Check both the park landing and the Highway 59 bridge/gauge corridor before unloading because debris and bank footing can change after storms.
Additional access notes
- Private banks line much of the lower route; use named public access points for routine stops and treat other landings as emergency-only.
More route and safety guidance
- WRT and Miles Paddled both describe Murwin County Park as the clean downstream access, but identify the park from land before launching because the route should not drift into an unplanned Rock River continuation.
- High lower-Yahara water has documented strainer consequences near Fulton, and 2024 local comments reported tornado debris in the Yahara/Badfish corridor; scout after storms and avoid high/rising water.
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Yahara River near Fulton, WI. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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| Gauge site | Yahara River near Fulton, WI |
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| Preferred range | 330 cfs to 500 cfs |
| Low threshold | 0 cfs |
| High threshold | 801 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | Miles Paddled Yahara River VI lower-section levels |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Route and mileageHighway 59 to Murwin Park, about 4.4 mi
Wisconsin River Trips lists the Highway 59-to-Murwin split as a solid and popular lower-Yahara stretch.
- Access coordinatesHighway 59 gauge 42.82638889, -89.1719444; Murwin Park 42.81095, -89.12807
USGS site metadata resolves the Highway 59 bridge gauge, and Miles Paddled plus WRT KML resolve the Murwin County Park access.
- Murwin public accessCounty park canoe/kayak take-out
Travel Wisconsin describes Murwin Park as a canoe/kayak launch downstream and a take-out point for Yahara River paddlers.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-23USGS 05430175 103 cfs / 3.83 ft at 2026-07-23 14:00 CDT
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