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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4.8on Google, 158 reviews

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

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.

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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	977	529 to 1,870
June	714	342 to 1,490
July	330	138 to 720
August	71	33 to 181
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

Today · Fri

56Maybe/ 100

High 47°F · Wind 12 kt

CloudyHigh 47°F, low 33°FRain 0%Wind 12 kt, gusts 20

Streamflow

95 cfs

Normal (43rd)

Water level

3.50 ft

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 16 ft. NWS reads 3.51 ft here.

NWS issues forecasts here only during high water.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service.

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