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Rapid IL Class I

The Cliff

American Whitewater 41.2640, -89.0323

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Gauge Conditions

Vermilion River near Leonore, IL Upstream Primary

Runnable: 500.0 – 8,000.0 CFS

Reasonable beginner/intermediate level.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

The river encounters a tall cliff face and deflects to the left. At the end of the cliff, a fine eddy and deep water allow great bow stalls and stern squirts.