Whitewater Run IL Class II(III)

Ozark Road to Redbud Parking area (3.4 miles)

American Whitewater
Linked via: Nhdplus discovery 90% confidence Synced 6mo ago
No sufficiently local live gauge linked. 1 automated match was excluded because the closest is 185.0 miles away. Difficulty and route details are not current water conditions.
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Description
Short run through small designated wilderness area with beautiful cliffs, small caves and giant boulders within the creek. With a drainage area of ~10 sq. miles, this requires a flash flood event of about 1" or more of rain when there's no leaves on the trees, probably more rain when leaves are out. Have only paddled this at supper low level thus far, but looks promising. One area of concern is a sharp right turn where the water flows under a cliff into a cave where a large trees is jammed at normal water flow. Creek backs up just downstream from redbud parking area due to man made lake.
Difficulty
Class II(III)
Length
3.4 mi
Gradient
25 ft/mi
Rapids
0
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
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