Kayak Starved Rock

Kayak Starved Rock is a kayak & canoe livery in Ottawa. The flatwater conditions on the dam-controlled river mean there is no strong current and no shuttle is needed.

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Disciplines: Kayaking, Canoeing

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Typical flow by month

1972 to 2026

The water at Kayak Starved Rock typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,050 cfs, and lowest in September, at 41 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,400 cfs, in 2013.

Typical flow by month at Vermilion River near Leonore, IL, in cfs
Month	Typical (cfs)	Usual range (cfs)
January	428	166 to 950
February	500	135 to 1,380
March	1,050	537 to 2,100
April	1,003	565 to 2,045
May	979	530 to 1,870
June	710	340 to 1,405
July	326	138 to 692
August	68	32 to 172
September	41	22 to 141
October	55	21 to 244
November	178	52 to 601
December	451	88 to 1,070

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 55 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Vermilion River near Leonore, IL (site 05555300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

76Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sun, Sep 27 (91)

Streamflow

93 cfs

Normal (59th)

Water level

3.77 ft

High today

64°F

Wind

10 kt

Gusts 19 kt

Rain chance

10%

Week ahead

Tue64°F10%

Wed68°F2%

Thu69°F0%

Fri63°F1%

Sat61°F7%

Sun60°F8%

Mon72°F5%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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