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TrailKeepers have, during the 2008 season, adopted seven watertrails in nine counties totalling nearly 350 stream miles.
These seven watertrails have been divided up into 53 reaches.
This list shows the seven watertrails, the reaches, who the Trail Steward is for each watertrail, who the Reach Steward is for each reach
and which reaches are still available for adoption.
Watertrail and Reach number |
Reach |
River Miles |
County |
Local Partner |
Trail Steward |
Reach Steward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago River,
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NB1 |
Willow Rd. to Linne Woods (Dempster) |
6.2 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
" |
|
NB2 |
Linne Woods to Bunker Hill FP |
4.4 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
" |
|
NB3 |
Bunker Hill FP to River Park (confluence) |
6.55 |
Cook | " |
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NB4 |
River Park to Clark Park |
2.28 |
Cook | " |
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NB5 |
Clark Park to North Ave. | 3.37 |
Cook | " |
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| 22.8 | = Total miles | |||||
Chicago River,
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NSC1 |
Wilmette Locks to Oakton St. |
3.85 |
Cook | " |
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NSC2 |
Oakton St. to River Park |
3.78 |
Cook | " |
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7.63 |
= Total miles | " |
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Little Calumet River |
OPEN - Volunteer |
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LC1 |
Veterans Park to Gouwens Park |
4.0 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
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LC2 |
Gouwens Park to Little Cal. Boat Launch |
7.0 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
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11.0 |
= Total miles | |||||
Des Plaines River |
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DP1 |
State Line to Wadsworth |
7.45 |
Lake | Lake Co. FPD |
" |
|
DP2 |
Wadsworth to Gowe Park |
6.25 |
Lake | Lake Co. FPD |
" |
|
DP3 |
Gowe Park to Oak Spring Rd. |
8.0 |
Lake | Lake Co. FPD |
" |
|
DP4 |
Oak Sp. Rd. to Rivershire Park |
9.0 |
Lake | Lake Co. FPD |
" |
|
DP5 |
Rivershire Park to Dam #1 |
5.9 |
Lake/Cook | Lake Co. FPD |
" |
|
| Cook County | Gary Mechanic | |||||
DP6 |
Dam #1 to Allison Woods |
2.16 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
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DP7 |
Allison Woods to Dempster St. Dam |
6.25 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
" |
|
DP8 |
Dempster St. Dam to Irving Pk Rd. |
7.7 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
" |
|
DP9 |
Irving Pk. Rd. to Chicago Ave. |
5.5 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
" |
|
DP10 |
Chicago Ave. to Plank Rd. Meadow |
6.3 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
" |
|
DP11 |
Stony Ford to Columbia Woods |
7.2 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
" |
|
DP12 |
Columbia Woods to Lemont Rd. |
6.85 |
Cook/DuPage | FPD of Cook Co. |
" |
|
DP13 |
Lemont Rd. to Isle a la Cache |
4.85 |
Will | |||
DP14 |
Isle a la Cache to Broadway Greenway |
7.5 |
Will | . |
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DP15 |
Brandon St. Lock & Dam to McKinley Woods |
11.44 |
Will | |||
102.37 |
= Total miles | |||||
Salt Creek |
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SC1 |
Busse Woods Dam to Cricket Creek FP |
8.7 |
Cook/DuPage | " |
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SC2 |
Cricket Creek FP to Hunter Drive |
8.3 |
DuPage | " |
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SC3 |
York Road to confluence (Plank Road Meadow Boat Launch) |
10.5 |
Cook | FPD of Cook Co. |
" |
|
27.5 |
= Total miles | |||||
DuPage River,
|
OPEN - Volunteer |
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DE1 |
Lisle Community Park to Hidden Lakes Trout Farm |
6.5 |
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DuPage River,
|
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DW1 |
West Branch FP to Lions Park |
10.3 | DuPage |
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DW2 |
Lions Park to Blackwell FP |
4.25 | DuPage |
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DW3 |
Blackwell to McDowell Grove FP |
4.35 | DuPage |
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DW4 |
McDowell Grove FP to Pioneer Park |
4.9 | DuPage |
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DW5 |
Pioneer Park to Knoch Knolls Park |
3.28 | DuPage |
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27.08 |
= Total miles | |||||
DuPage River |
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DR1 |
Knoch Knolls Park to Eaton Preserve |
6.85 |
Will | |||
DR2 |
Eaton Preserve to Riverside Parkway Canoe Launch |
7.75 |
Will | |||
DR3 |
Riverside Parkway to Hammel Woods FP |
3.5 |
Will | |||
DR4 |
Hammel Woods FP to Channahon dam |
9.5 |
Will | |||
26.6 |
= Total miles | |||||
Fox River |
OPEN - Volunteer |
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F1 |
Weber Park (McHenry) to Fox River FP |
9.7 |
McHenry | |||
F2 |
Fox River FP to Riverfront Park (Algonquin dam) |
9.0 |
McHenry | |||
F3 |
Algonquin dam to Carpentersville dam |
4.35 |
McHenry/Kane | |||
F4 |
Carpentersville dam to Kimball St. dam |
6.1 |
Kane | Kane Co. FPD |
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F5 |
Kimball St. dam to Jon Duerr Woods Canoe Launch |
5.65 |
Kane | Kane Co. FPD |
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F6 |
Jon Duerr Woods Canoe Launch to St. Charles dam |
5.28 |
Kane | Kane Co. FPD |
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F7 |
St. Charles dam to Glenwood Park FP |
5.75 |
Kane | Kane Co. FPD |
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F8 |
Glenwood Park FP to Illinois Ave. Boat Launch |
4.8 |
Kane | Kane Co. FPD |
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F9 |
Illinois Ave. Boat Launch to Violet Patch Park |
5.45 |
Kane | Kane Co. FPD |
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F10 |
Violet Patch Park to Yorkville dam |
7.55 |
Kendall | |||
F11 |
Yorkville dam to Shuh Shuh Gah FP Canoe Launch |
11.65 |
Kendall | |||
75.29 |
= Total miles | |||||
Kishwaukee River |
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K1 |
Thorne Road to County Line Rd. |
6.28 |
McHenry | " |
Not available for adoption this year |
|
K2 |
County Line Rd. to Red Horse Bend |
7.33 |
Boone | " |
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K3 |
Red Horse Bend to Distillery Road |
6.46 |
Boone | " |
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K4 |
Distillery Rd. to Espencheid Forest Preserve |
5.37 |
Boone/Winnebago | " |
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K5 |
Espencheid Forest Preserve to Atwood Park |
6.56 |
Winnebago | " |
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K6 |
Atwood Park to Hinchliff Forest Preserve | 5.0 | Winnebago | " |
Steve Larsen | |
| 37.0 | = Total miles |