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162 times. | River or Event: | | Piskasaw Creek |
| Location: | | Capron, Il |
| Start Date: | | March 27, 2010 |
| End Date: | | March 27, 2010 |
| Trip Leader's Name: | | Mark Morrall |
| Trip Co-leader: | | Steve Voss |
| Trip Level: | | Advanced Beginner |
| Weather: | | Slightly overcast- near 50 degrees |
| Water Level: | | medium |
| Gauge Name: | | Below the painted "zero" mark on |
| Trip Distance (miles): | | 8.5 |
| Number of Watercraft: | | 11 |
| Number of People: | | 11 |
| Put in Location: | | Streit Road about a mile southwest of Chemung |
| Take out Location: | | Two seperate ones. Denny Road and Russelville Road |
| Round trip carshift time (min): | | 30 |
| Report: | | We had a great crew of paddlers for this year's first PSC Corps of Discovery trip. The Piskasaw has hardly ever been paddled by PSC mostly because of its need for being run in the spring or after a heavy rain. The water level was pretty low for this trip but we decided to go for it anyways. There are four short rubble dams to run. At this lower water level they are of little threat to paddlers. We just bounced off a few rocks and took on very little water. When the creek is running a few feet higher these dams produce some nice waves to surf on. There are also plentiful strainers and blockages to contend with, some can bite you if you aren't careful. Thanks go out to Bill Erickson for helping me with the car shuttle. |
| Report Author: | | Mark Morrall |
| Report creation date: | | 2010-03-29 17:43:31 |
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