Illinois whitewater - Covel Creek, La Salle County
La Salle
county,
E.18th Road to Highway 71 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II 6.5 miles
The wonderful La Salle County scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Covel Creek have people coming here. The starting location is a reasonable drive from Ottawa-Streator, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. The E.18th Road to Highway 71 stretch of Covel Creek in Illinois is 6.5 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class II section. No need to look hard for hotels, and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. This is a pretty decent length section, it's perfect for a one
day trip. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in Illinois are often easier than in other states, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that lots of rivers here are good for beginners. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. Some people prefer
whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way there are not so many other good spots for that around here. This is the only paddling stretch along Covel Creek.
Briefly about the general area: During the summertime here at Covel Creek, high temperatures regularly get into the 80's. Summer overnight lows fall down to the 60's. High temperatures throughout the winter are normally in the 20's while Covel Creek overnight low temperatures throughout the winter are in the 10's. A typical amount of rainfall falls here at Covel Creek; May is when you get the most rain here; February is the month with the least moisture.
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