Rapid
IL
Bolcum Road
Ferson Creek - St.Charles: Burr Road to Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve (4.7-5.0 miles) (IL)
Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Bolcum Road rapid on Ferson Creek presents a narrow, technical descent with potential for debris and low water obstacles. Paddlers should carefully scout and navigate the limited channel, watching for submerged rocks and potential strainers that can quickly create hazardous conditions in this modest urban stream section.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (16)
Rapid
N/A
Put In
Rapid
N/A
Drainage: ~46 sq.mi.
Playspot
II+
Constriction/pour-over
Rapid
N/A
First Golf Cart Bridge
Waterfall
II+
Pour-over (possibly removed)
Rapid
N/A
Second Golf Cart Bridge
Rapid
N/A
Private Bridge
Rapid
N/A
Woodgate Road Bridge
Rapid
N/A
Private Bridge
Rapid
N/A
Minor rubble/dam?
Rapid
N/A
Babson Lane Bobble
Rapid
N/A
Minor pourover/dam?
Rapid
N/A
Zig-Zag Rock Rubble
Waterfall
II+
Pour-over
Rapid
N/A
Take Out
Rapid
N/A
Alternate take-out
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St.Charles: Burr Road to Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve (4.7-5.0 miles)
Ferson Creek
I-II(III)
4.8 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater