There will be a paddle Saturday October 20, 2007 from Rockford to Byron on the Rock River. At this time it looks like there will only be a high 69° and breezy. Please dress right for this paddle. We will meet at Paddle and Trail parking lot at 12:00 noon to find out where the put in and take outs will be. I am being told this would be about a 2.5 hour paddle. The river is quite shallow in this area so there will be very little power boat traffic. See are WEB site for more details and up to date information.
More information about the paddle:
Put in will be at Blackhawk Park, Rockford, IL at the boat ramp. This park is next to the Marinelli Stadium, Rockford, IL or on the east side of the Rock River where 15th Avenue crosses it. The coordinates to the boat ramp are latitude 42.247174° by longitude -89.103714°. The tack out will be a small rest area one half mile south of Meridian road on Illinois route 2. The coordinates to the take out are latitude 42.180237° by longitude -89.181390°. The trip on the river will be about 8.11 miles long. The current gage on the Rock River at Byron, IL is at 7.25” and running at 7390 cubic feet per second. This normally this would be running at 4960 cubic feet per second.