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Rapid IL Class II

Initiation Rips

Hickory Creek - Joliet: Corcoran Park to S.Joliet Street (3.75 miles) (IL)

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Gauge Conditions
Hickory Creek at Joliet, IL Downstream Primary
Runnable: 300.0 – 2,000.0 CFS

Too low.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Initiation Rips
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Downstream of the dam, the width of the river is compressed as it heads toward a railroad bridge. At higher flows a fine surfable wave occurs before the flow piles into a bridge-pier.

 

Downstream of the railroad (again, at high flows) water swirls and boils in a deep pool. Whirling vortex currents appear and dissipate.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
0.0 mi
Directions
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Joliet: Corcoran Park to S.Joliet Street (3.75 miles)
Hickory Creek
II 3.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater