...area rivers will be a little feisty this weekend! These pictures were taken by Bill and Sue Paulin early Thursday along the Kyte River in Rochelle. Scenes like this will be commonplace along the riverbanks of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin this weekend. Watch for dangerous currents and undertows! I know from experience that places like the Kishwaukee River are especially during nice weekends. Please be careful, especially around fallen trees, rapids, and always stay away from dams. If you have a canoe or float-trip planned, you might want to consider the slower part of the Kishwaukee, from Blackhawk Road into New Milford.
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Have a great weekend! -ERIC
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My wife and I took a trip down to White Pines State Park today near Oregon, IL.
That park took a real beating from all that rain last week. Although the creek that goes through that park has gone back to near normal levels (still cannot drive through the whole park), you can see how high the water was.
Between the first ford and second ford (the fords you can drive through water), you can tell the land was completely underwater at one time. There is tons of debris left everywhere and dried up mud stuck to the road that is up to a foot thick in spots. The water was so high it even washed out two to three feet of dirt at the bottoms of the footbridges... the wood is in bad shape too. All the weeds are pushed down and very dirty from the mud. There are a few trees down near a footbridge, and one picnic area was washed away.
In that park, with all the moisture in the wooded area, it felt so humid when we were taking walks. It feels better here back at home.
It is going to take a lot of work to clean up that park! That is a beautiful area. It's amazing what mother nature can do.
Wow! Thanks for the detailed explanation Jim! I heard from one of our weather watchers in that area that there was some pretty significant damage, but that really puts it into perspective!
Let's hope they get everything back in tip-top shape soon.
Thanks again!
ERIC
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