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 Trip ID: 912       Back to list of trip reports.           This trip report has been viewed 20 times.

River or Event:   Dse Plaines River Cleanup
Location:   Lake County
Start Date:   September 2, 2019
End Date:   September 2, 2019
Trip Leader's Name:   Paul Klonowski
Trip Co-leader:   Helen Gretz
Trip Level:   Intermediate
Weather:   Partly cloudy, warm
Water Level:   low
Cubic Feet per Second:   160
Gauge Name:   6.8
Time on Water:   4 hrs
Trip Distance (miles):   4.5
Number of Watercraft:   4
Number of People:   4
Put in Location:    Rte 60 Canoe Launch, Vernon Hills, L
Take out Location:    Londondery Road entrance, Rivershire Park, Lincolnshire, IL
Round trip carshift time (min):   20 minutes
Contacts:    n/a
Report:    Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Green Herons, Kingfishers, Cedar Waxwings. No log jams on this section. About 50lbs of trash removed, including one coconut, some steel frame pieces of an unidentifiable piece of furniture, and a 20-foot piece of drain tile. It was a good day on the river!
Report Author:   Paul Klonowski
Report creation date:   2019-09-02 21:25:57