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154 times. | River or Event: | | Nippersink Creek |
| Location: | | Glacial Park to Lyle C. thomas Park |
| Start Date: | | May 19, 2010 |
| End Date: | | May 19, 2010 |
| Trip Leader's Name: | | Melinda Tury |
| Trip Level: | | Advanced Beginner |
| Weather: | | sunny, mid 70's, light breeze |
| Water Level: | | medium |
| Cubic Feet per Second: | | 332 |
| Gauge Name: | | Wonder Lake |
| Trip Distance (miles): | | 11 |
| Number of Watercraft: | | 19 |
| Number of People: | | 23 |
| Put in Location: | | Take Rt. 12 to Tyron Grove Road - continue straight on Tyron Grove to Keystone - left on Keystone to Glacial Park on your left |
| Take out Location: | | right out of parking lot on to Keystone - right on to Tyron Grove - continue straight on to Rt. 12 - follow Rt. 12 to Bliven Street - left on Bliven - cross bridge over river - park will be on your right |
| Round trip carshift time (min): | | 30 |
| Report: | | Today we had a large group – 23 people and 19 boats – take advantage of beautiful weather for a leisurely paddle down the Nip. Wildlife seen were sandhill cranes, meadowlarks, yellow warblers, goldfinches, orioles, geese with goslings, hawks, a few ducks, great northern water snakes, and various other songbirds. The prairie wildflowers are just starting to bloom with golden alexanders, and field daisies being the most seen and dames rockets, phlox, geraniums, and buttercups in the shaded wooded areas. The cows were in the stream looking at us with curiosity! The water level at 5.66 feet and a cfs of 332 was perfect – just deep enough so you didn’t have to get out and walk and fast enough to be fun! Lunch was at Pioneer Park. A good day was had by all. Thanks to my car shifters Marilyn, Sharon, Gerry, and Bob. Also, a big thanks goes out to Gordon for chaperoning and giving guidance to our “newbies” along on the trip. |
| Report Author: | | Melinda Tury |
| Report creation date: | | 2010-05-21 14:56:23 |
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