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This river is used by the Chicago Whitewater Association for their entry level Beginner I river trips. Check out CWA's web-site for more information. The 'normal' put in at Hammel Woods is not available spring 2013 due to reconstruction work. An alternate put-in at the pedestrian bridge in the little park in Shorewood works well also. This river has been used for instruction from a low of around 200cfs up to 600cfs, and is usable for a teaching river up to 2000 cfs and provides a venue for stroke work, eddie work, ferrying, and other ACA Course Level 3 type teaching. The normal take-out for the CWA trips is at the Shepley Road bridge (see map) just before the island/constriction at mile 5.8. CWA typically does not go all the way the the take-out shown on the map.