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Red River access points and trip distances, Wisconsin

7 access points (7 public) along 28.0 river miles of the Red River in Wisconsin. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Phlox Pond Access
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45.05393, -89.01184 23.7
23.7Gresham Lions Club Park Boat Launch
About 0.18 mi from the mapped river line.
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44.86608, -88.79299 0.4
24.1Upper Red Lake Canoe Launch
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44.85863, -88.79059 0.2
24.4Upper Red Lake Landing
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44.85495, -88.79012 0.3
24.7Gresham Riverside Park Boat Launch
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44.85429, -88.78373 0.2
24.9Lower Red Lake Access
About 0.30 mi from the mapped river line.
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44.85615, -88.77585 3.1
28.0Red River Canoe Launch
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44.84490, -88.72834 end
Data notes: 2 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Wisconsin DNR Boat Access. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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