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Whitewater
Illinois
Bear Branch - Straight Street bridge to Lusk Creek (2.25+1.5 miles)
Whitewater Run
IL
Class III
Straight Street bridge to Lusk Creek (2.25+1.5 miles)
Bear Branch
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Rapids (3)
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Gauge Conditions
Lusk Creek near Eddyville, IL
Downstream
Primary
Runnable: 1,000.0 – 5,000.0 CFS
Bone dry to a trickle.
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Description
Bear Branch is about 2.25 miles of creek, at which point you reach the confluence with Lusk Creek. At that point you will have an additional 1.5 mile paddle through
Lusk Creek Canyon
to the takeout. Shuttle Directions:
Take-out to Put-in
Rapids in this Run (3)
Rapid
River-right trib. enters
0.7 mi
Rapid
Confluence w.Lusk Creek
2.2 mi
Rapid
Take Out
3.7 mi
Difficulty
Class III
Length
3.7 mi
Gradient
42 ft/mi
Rapids
3
Access Points
Put-in
37.5194, -88.5744
Take-out
37.5064, -88.5370
Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
Straight Street bridge to Lusk Creek (2.25+1.5 miles)