Nearby Waterways Include:

The Namekagon River is a treasured jewel in an area rich with natural beauty, its outstanding water quality and scenic beauty are nationally recognized.

The 98-mile-long river is part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, one of the original eight Wild and Scenic Rivers that became part of the National Park Service system in 1968. The "scenic river" label signifies the Namekagon has unique natural, historic, and recreational value.

As a tributary of the St. Croix River, it begins northeast of Cable at Namekagon Lake and flows south and west to meet the St. Croix River near Danbury.

The Brule River is a natural treasure that is included in, and protected by, the Brule River State Forest.  The Forest was initiated in 1907 when Mr. Frederick Weyerhauser deeded 4,320 acres to the state of Wisconsin for forestry purposes.  The boundaries of the forest now includes about 50,000 acres, of which about 41,000 acres are under state ownership.

The Brule is well known as an exceptional trout stream. The Brule River contains resident brook, brown and rainbow trout.  Lake brown and rainbow (steelhead) trout along with coho and chinook salmon migrate up the Brule annually from Lake Superior.

The river itself has two distinct personalities.  The upper river (the southern portion) flows through miles of coniferous bog and is fed by numerous springs.  When the river crosses the Copper Range, it begins a fall of 328 feet in the eighteen miles to Lake Superior.

The Forest is used by more diverse species of birds and mammals than any other northern Wisconsin acreage of similar size.  The forest has many distinct landscapes that allow for the wide range of species such as deer, ruffed grouse, bald eagles, osprey and songbirds.

The Eau Claire River connects the Eau Claire chain (Upper, Middle, and Lower Eau Claire Lakes) with the St. Croix River.