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Des Plaines River trip
- put in at Van Patten Woods Russell Road Canoe Launch
on 07/31/2011
By:
Tom Eckels
"Water Level at 130 cfs or so. Plenty of new down-fall from recent storms, but all were passable at this water level. All had a good time!"
Salt Creek trip
- put in at Salt Creek Park
on 06/18/2011
By:
Brian Maki
"I put in at the Salt Creek Park launch and paddled north. The first hazard to be aware of is a lot of debris under the first pedestrian bridge just north of the put in. The bridge is only passable on the far left (going downstream).
Also, there is a strong current in the bend just north of the railroad bridge, north of Irving. Proceeding north, there are numerous downed trees blocking a portion of the creek, but they are still passable. I continued paddling north until a downed tree just south of Thorndale Ave completely blocked my progress. I was unable to portage around it and the water level was also quite low at that point, so I turned around.
I paddled south, past the put in, to the dam at Maple Meadows golf course. There were no major issues between the put in and the dam, other than golf balls (One landed in the creek, 20' from me). I then turned around and paddled back to the Salt Creek Park launch.
Overall, the creek was fairly clean. I saw several deer, great blue herons and red tailed hawks. "
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Help put in the put-ins!
Your help is needed in locating put-ins. If you know of some terrific put-ins, try out the new Google map interface to add in your favorite put-ins.
Don't keep them secret, let us all enjoy them.
Click the image below to find some amazing put-ins!
With the new mapping interface you can view all put-ins in Google Maps! Mapped by GPS location through Google's mapping interface allowing you to see exactly where you are putting in and taking out. You can even get driving directions to the put-in -just enter your address in the start address field and click on a put-in and you'll instantly have directions to your put-in.
Tons of put-ins on the Kish, Nippersink, Des Plaines and Fox rivers as well as many others. Feel free to add your own put-in or email me the details and I'll be sure to add it in.
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Welcome to PaddleAway.com:
A site dedicated to kayakers and canoeists. This site was developed to help paddlers
find the information they need to get them out on the water. Illinois has numerous places to paddle and relax. Hopefully
this site will help both veteran and novice paddlers alike find great
places to paddle.
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What can you do here?
Besides the put-ins list and mapping interface, we have a link to paddling clubs in Illinois, rental links, as well as links to video footage of some local waterways.
Most paddlers will likely be interested in the Put-Ins section which has links to info on the put-in, weather for the specific put-in as well as a link to USGS water data for up-to-date flow and depth levels.
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Upcoming Site Enhancements
(these may take a while ;))
- To see what fellow paddlers are interested in, a list of top visited put-ins sorted by popularity
- Distance between put-ins -on rivers and especially along Lake Michigan lakeshore .
- Allow data to be added and modified from the web by members
Completed:
- Trip Reports
- Add overlays to google maps easily identifying popular paddling destinations
- Link USGS data with geographical coordinates to Google Maps markers
- Add a video and photo gallery linked to a particular stretch/section of rivers/lakes
- Ability to track your trips by creating and saving routes on map
- Boat and gear review section
- Canoe/kayak rentals in close proximity to put-in sites.
- Calendar of upcoming paddling trips and events
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