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Fox River
The Fox River travels generally due south from the Wisconsin border until it nears Yorkville. From Yorkville, the river takes a westerly course until just past Silver Springs State Park. After the state park, the river continues south until meeting the Illinois River.
The Fox River has 15 dams, of which the tallest is 38 feet high and generates hydroelectric power.
The lower Fox between Sheridan and Wedron are sometimes referred to as the Illinois Dells because of the cliffs and scenery and is the section most often paddled.
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Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:35 pm Yorkville Jim  |
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Chicago River
The Chicago River has been pushed, shoved, turned around and worse. The south branch has even had its flow reversed in its short existence. During the Tolleston Era of the ice age, the river was completely submerged by Lake Chicago. Later, as the St. Lawrence River freed itself from ice and opened, the lake would recede, and the river would slowly carve its channel into the ground. Much later, the river would gain fame as one of four portages into the interior of the nation.
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Fri Mar 09, 2007 6:27 pm knoxwalleye  |
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Illinois River
With the large metropolitan areas of Chicago at its head and St Louis near its mouth and by cutting more or less centrally through the northern half of the state, the Illinois River is in an excellent position to provide quality fishing to a great number of Illinois citizens. Hopefully this guide will help these fishermen make use of the abundant resource the river provides.
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Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:45 pm The Lucky One  |
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Kankakee River
The Kankakee River is home to many species of fish but also some unusual fish in our area. The Ironcolor Shiner, Weed Shiner, Lake Chubsucker, Starhead Topminnow, Northern Longear sunfish, Least Darter, River Redhorses, and Blacknose Shiner are all species that live in the river.
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Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:31 pm MVPfisherman  |
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Rock River
The Rock River is well situated to provide fishing opportunities for a sizable portion of northern Illinois' population. Fortunately the river is up to the task, with populations of channel catfish, walleye, northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass, sauger, white bass, bluegill, flathead catfish, drum and bullheads.
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Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:12 pm Islandfisher  |
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Des Plaines River
From its beginning, the water in the Des Plaines hasn't been exactly sure where it belongs. The Des Plaines shares its swampy headwaters in the swamps between Racine and Kenosha, with the Root River. The Root River flows into the Great Lakes Watershed, the Des Plaines (which once flowed into the Great Lakes Watershed) flows into the Mississippi Watershed.
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Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:05 pm MVPfisherman  |
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Dupage River
The DuPage River, a tributary of the Des Plaines River actually starts as two individual streams. The West Branch of the DuPage River flows through the entire county, starting in Hanover Park in Cook County, and flowing south through Bartlett, Wheaton, Warrenville, Winfield, and Naperville.
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Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:58 pm crappiekid24  |
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