Chicago Area Waterways for Rowing

We are not responsible for errors or omissions. When boating, regardless of water depth, wear a PFD!

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Fishing Allowed	Paddling Allowed	Sailing Allowed	Motorboating Allowed	Dams Locks
Area Map	Depth Map	Photo(s) Online	Report(s) Online	Camping Allowed

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Lakes for Rowing:

• Lake Atwood (McHenry County)
• Beaver Lake (Kendall County)
• Beck Lake (Cook County)
• Big Bend Lake (Cook County)
• Bluff Lake (Lake County)
• Busse Lake (Cook County)
• Lake Catherine (Lake County)
• Channel Lake (Lake County)
• Fox Lake (Lake County)
• Herrick Lake (Du Page County)
• Independence Grove Lake (Lake County)
• Grass Lake (Lake County)
• Jericho Lake (Kane County)
• Loon Lake (Kendall County)
• Maple Lake (Cook County)
  (Rowboats only)
• Lake Marie, (Lake County)
• McCullom Lake (McHenry County)
• Monee Reservoir (Will County)
  (Rowboats only)
• Nippersink Lake (Lake County)
• Petite Lake (Lake County)
• Pistakee Lake (Lake County)
• Powderhorn Lake (Cook County)
• Saganashkee Slough (Cook County)
• Shabbona Lake (De Kalb County)
• Silver Lake (Du Page County)
• Skokie Lagoons (Cook County)
• Tampier Lake (Cook County)
• Waubonsie Lake (DuPage County)
• Wolf Lake (Cook County)

Rivers, Creeks and Canals for Rowing:

• Calumet River
• Chicago River
• Des Plaines River
• Du Page River
• Fox River
• Hennepin Canal
• Illinois River
• Illinois & Michigan Canal (I&M)
• Iroquois River
• Kankakee River
• Nippersink Creek
• North Shore Sanitary Canal
• Salt Creek
• Ship and Sanitary Canal