About this river
Root River is a 13.8 mile river near Milwaukee Kayak Company in Wisconsin. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Root River at W. Eight Mile Rd near Caledonia, WI (site 040872342). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Root River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- General John J. Pershing ParkLake MichiganPublic
- Horlick ParkRoot RiverPublic
- Bender ParkLake MichiganPublic
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