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Bailey Creek
[IL]
N2300 Rd to Vermilion River (0.5-1.5 miles) (Bailey Falls)
I-II(IV)
~
14.82ft
-0.10ft/hr
R3-
Runnable
18h33m
Bay Creek, Hill Branch
[IL]
Bell Smith Springs (1.4 miles)
II-III
n/a
Bay Creek
[IL]
Ozark Road to Redbud Parking area (3.4 miles)
II(III)
n/a
Bear Branch
[IL]
Bridge to Lusk Creek (2.25+1.5 miles)
III
~
17cfs
+0cfs/hr
L0-
Below Recom.
05h58m
Bear Creek
[IL]
CR900E to Hwy 96 in Marcelline (3.6 miles) *Access Issues*
I(II)
589cfs
-41cfs/hr
R2-
Lower Runnable
18h01m
Blackberry Creek
[IL]
Jaycee Pond Park (PnP)
II
70cfs
+1cfs/hr
L5-
Below Recom.
17h46m
Carroll Creek
[IL]
Point Rock Park to Jacobstown Road (at Scenic Bluff Rd) (6.2...
I-II
n/a
Cedar Creek (Adams Co.)
[IL]
5th St to Bob Bangart Park on Bottom Road (1 mile) (Bob Bangart Creek)
II-IV
~
589cfs
-41cfs/hr
R2-
Lower Runnable
18h01m
Cedar Creek (La Salle Co.)
[IL]
Cedar Creek Rd to Peru Bottom Rd (5.9 miles)
I-II(IV)
n/a
Covel Creek
[IL]
E1800 (E.18th Rd.) to Hwy.71 (6.5 miles)
II+
~
14.82ft
-0.10ft/hr
R4-
Runnable
18h33m
Des Plaines
[IL]
a) Wheeling, Dam #1 (Removed) (PnP)
I-II
453cfs
+0cfs/hr
R6-
Runnable
18h33m
Des Plaines
[IL]
b) Lockport, Fishnet Rapids: Romeo Rd. to Division St. (0.75...
I-II
902cfs
-12cfs/hr
R2-
Lower Runnable
07h32m
DuPage
[IL]
Shorewood: Hammel Woods to W.Shepley Rd. (5.7 miles)
I(II)
1020cfs
-21cfs/hr
H1-
Above Recom.
07h32m
Fall Creek
[IL]
End of Gorge Trail to Parking Lot (0.7 miles)
I-IV
n/a
Ferson Creek
[IL]
St.Charles: Burr Road to Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve (4.7-5.0...
I
38cfs
-0cfs/hr
L5-
Below Recom.
06h02m
Fox (Illinois R. trib.)
[IL]
C) Batavia Dam (PnP)
II(IV)
2030cfs
+11cfs/hr
H0-
Above Recom.
06h17m
Fox (Illinois R. trib.)
[IL]
D) Yorkville: Marge Cline Whitewater Course (PnP) (Bicentennial Riverfront Park)
II
2170cfs
-7cfs/hr
R5-
Runnable
07h32m
Hickory Creek
[IL]
Joliet: Corcoran Park to S.Joliet Street (3.75 miles)
II
509cfs
-12cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable
19h03m
Kent Creek, S.Fk.
[IL]
Levings Lake to Rock River (2.37 miles)
II(III)
~
3cfs
+0cfs/hr
L0-
Below Recom.
05h17m
Lake Michigan
[IL]
Various (Illinois) locations
I-V
n/a
Little Grassy Creek
[IL]
Downstream of dam at Little Grassy Lake (0.2 mile)
II-III+(IV)
n/a
Little Vermilion
[IL]
N3179 Rd to I&M Canal (Canal St/Rockwell Rd, La Salle) (6.5 ... (Little V)
I(II)
~
242cfs
-1cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.
07h32m
Lusk Creek
[IL]
Lusk Creek Canyon (5.1 miles)
I-III
17cfs
+0cfs/hr
L0-
Below Recom.
05h58m
Mississippi
[IL]
Chain of Rocks (Riverview Drive, north St. Louis) (PnP)
III-IV
29.26ft
+0.09ft/hr
H1-
Above Recom.
06h17m
Pecatonica
[IL]
Sumner Park / Zen Wave (PnP)
II
1880cfs
+10cfs/hr
H1-
Above Recom.
18h48m
Piney Branch
[IL]
Piney Creek Ravine (2 miles)
III-IV
n/a
Rock
[IL]
Rockton Dam (PnP)
II-IV
~
5380cfs
-10cfs/hr
R7-
Upper Runnable
07h19m
Saline, S.Fk.
[IL]
Rock Hole
II
151cfs
-1cfs/hr
L5-
Below Recom.
17h46m
Sangamon
[IL]
Petersburg: "Dead Carp Drop" (PnP)
III+
9090cfs
-5cfs/hr
H2-
Above Recom.
07h32m
Somonauk Creek
[IL]
Lake Holiday dam to Fox River (10.7 miles)
I-II
~
20cfs
-0cfs/hr
L1-
Below Recom.
07h17m
Spring Creek
[IL]
1600N Rd to RR bridge above Illinois River confluence (6.8 m...
I-II
~
242cfs
-1cfs/hr
L3-
Below Recom.
07h32m
Tomahawk Creek
[IL]
Troy Grove Blacktop to Little Vermilion (2.8 +4.7 miles)
II
~
45cfs
-0cfs/hr
L3-
Below Recom.
07h34m
Tyler Creek
[IL]
Elgin: Eagle Heights Park to Fox River (4 miles) *** Access ...
I-II
27cfs
+0cfs/hr
L2-
Below Recom.
18h33m
Vermilion
[IL]
N.2249th Rd. to landing off of Ed Hand Hwy. (8.15 miles) (Wildcat Canyon)
II-III
~
5184cfs
-180cfs/hr
R7-
Upper Runnable
07h34m
Waubonsie Creek
[IL]
Oswego: Stone Gate Park to Fox River (1.15-2.15 miles)
II
44cfs
-0cfs/hr
L3-
Below Recom.
18h01m
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