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Hazard WI

Waterford Rock Dam (Left Channel)

Fox (Illinois R. trib.) - B) Waterford/Rochester/Burlington (PnP) (WI)

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Gauge Conditions
Fox River at Rochester, WI Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Waterford Rock Dam (Left Channel)
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

The left-channel (in Waterford, around a large island filled with condos) has a uniform-lip cement wall/dam, from which water spills into a shallow, rocky outflow. Since pool height is regulated by the main dam (in the other channel), there would rarely (if ever) be enough flow here to cover the considerable amount of shallow rock to allow any chance at passage (or any sort of play) in any paddle-craft.

(NOTE: subsequent to this photo, the rocks have been pushed up closer to the base of the dam.)

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
-2.4 mi
Directions
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B) Waterford/Rochester/Burlington (PnP)
Fox (Illinois R. trib.)
I(II) 0.5 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater