Beautification Dam At Turtle Hill Park
DuPage - Shorewood: W.Black Road to W.Shepley Rd. (6.6 miles) (IL)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 150.0 – 1,000.0 CFS
Perhaps low-to-moderate. Good beginner/intermediate whitewater play. (We welcome your input. Leave a comment or report.)
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
This is less than a Class I rapid (really just a riffle), but offers beginners an introduction to surfing and flat spinning.
At 200 cfs it is difficult to access due to shallowness, and at 600 cfs it washes out, becoming barely discernable.
Turtle Hill Park is a neighborhood walking/play park. There is no parking available so this is not a reasonable access point.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (16)
Rapid
N/A
Put In Parking (Hammel Woods Campground, Dog Park, and Du Page River Access)
Rapid
N/A
Put-in
Rapid
N/A
Islands
Rapid
I+
Small Ledge
Hazard
N/A
Former site of Hammel Woods Dam (now removed!)
Rapid
I
Rock Dam (Shoals)
Rapid
I
Seil Road / Seil Road Park / Large Island
Rapid
N/A
River Crossing Drive
Rapid
N/A
215th Street / W.Mound Rd
Rapid
N/A
I-80 Bridge
Rapid
I
Riffles and Fishet
Playspot
I
S-Turn
Rapid
I
Railroad
Rapid
I
Narrows
Rapid
I
Shepley Road (! ACCESS ISSUES !)
Rapid
I
McEvilly Road (Hwy.32) Access
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Shorewood: W.Black Road to W.Shepley Rd. (6.6 miles)
DuPage
I(II)
6.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater