Internet Resources for Paddlers

Have You Registered Your Boat? / Renewed Your Boat Registration?

Illinois Dept of Natural Resources - Watercraft Division

LOCAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION

John Nelson's - Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Pages
You can spend a full day on this site and learn about area rivers, lakes, their history, check out old maps, where to rent boats, get paddling instruction, find locations of dams, and lots, lots more.

Tom Linblades's - Haunted by Waters - Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and International video paddling guides

Openlands - Openlands, founded in 1963, is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing public open space in northeastern Illinois.

PaddleAway - Another great Illinois paddling information site. Putins, Maps, and videos all paddling related!!!

Rivers-End Midwestern Paddlesports Message Board - Communicate with paddlers in your area

WATERSHED GROUPS AND RIVER ORGANIZATIONS

Friends of the Chicago River

Friends of the Pecatonica River

Salt Creek Watershed Network

NATIONAL PADDLING / RIVER ORGANIZATIONS

American Canoe Association

American Whitewater Affiliation

United States Canoe Association

U.S. Canoe & Kayak Team

Wooden Canoe Heritage Association

CONSERVATION GROUPS

Prairie Rivers Network

National Park Service, Rivers and Trails Program

Leave No Trace

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PADDLERS

Paddling.net - most comprehensive source for anything you ever wanted to know about paddling, how to, equipment, manufacturers, trip reports and more

Gorp.com - not just information for paddling, but for every other outdoor adventure sport as well

Outdoorplay.com - internet gear shopping site

STREAMFLOW INFORMATION

USGS gauges for most rivers in the U.S. - click on state
AmericanWhitewater National River Database

WEATHER INFORMATION

IntelliCast

Accuweather

FREE TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS, ARIAL PHOTOS

Google Earth

Terraserver

Topozone

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