Chippewa River, Eau Claire, Wi

The following map displays the depth of the Chippewa River as it flows from the North through the city of Eau Claire, WI. The Chippewa River used to be utilized for logging purposes but more recently has been re-purposed by the city's younger population as a popular destination for floating (tubing) during the warmer months.

The river is very calm during most of the year but there have been numerous drownings in the river and showing where the river is at it's deepest and shallowest will help not only the river faring population but also emergency response personnel who don't have radar available to them.

I have labeled major features within the area the basemap covers starting the river map at Madison Street and ending at Clairemont Avenue. When floating down the river the most common starting spot is the confluence of the Chippewa and Eau Claire Rivers at Phoenix Park and ending at the boat launch at Hobbs Ice Arena. The contour lines mark every five feet in depth starting with five feet for the first line.

Note that these depths should be expected to be found while the river is calm with no recent rain or flooding.

Programs used in the creation of this map: Photoshop, Illustrator, ArcMAP
Full resolution: 24" x 20"
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