Nippersink Creek

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Nippersink Creek
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Location of mouth
Location
Country United States
State Illinois, Wisconsin
County McHenry County, Illinois, Lake County, Illinois, Walworth County, Wisconsin
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates 42°30′07″N88°30′20″W / 42.5019623°N 88.5056547°W / 42.5019623; -88.5056547
Mouth  
  location
Wonder Lake, Illinois
  coordinates
42°24′13″N88°11′25″W / 42.4036317°N 88.1903637°W / 42.4036317; -88.1903637 Coordinates: 42°24′13″N88°11′25″W / 42.4036317°N 88.1903637°W / 42.4036317; -88.1903637
Length23 mi (37 km)
Discharge 
  location Fox Lake, Illinois
  average159 cu/ft. per sec. [1]

The Nippersink Creek, known locally as "The Nip", [2] is a freshwater tributary that flows for 23 miles in the Illinois River / Fox River (Illinois River tributary) watershed, mostly in McHenry County, Illinois, within the Glacial Park Conservation Area, but also enters the Fox River / Chain O'Lakes area in Lake County, Illinois. [3] The creek is managed by the McHenry County Conservation District with the exception of the sections that flow through private property.

The creek has a mean annual water discharge of 159 cubic feet per second and closes when water levels reach 650 cubic feet (or over 6.5 feet) as this makes passing under the creek's two bridges potentially hazardous. The creek and its wetlands support a diversity of fish, frogs, snakes, turtles, and other aquatic animals as well as shorebirds and water fowl. The creek itself is a shallow, calm waterway with some riffles that is a popular with kayakers and canoers during the spring and summer months; with three distinct launch sites - Keystone Landing, Pioneer Landing, and the Nippersink Canoe Base. [4]

Shore fishing access exists at the various landings and within the Conservation area and common species calling the creek home include - channel catfish, bluegill, smallmouth bass, grass carp, green sunfish, walleye, and others. [5]

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References

  1. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/il/nwis/uv/?site_no=05548280&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
  2. "Nippersink Creek". milespaddled.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nippersink Creek
  4. "Nippersink Canoe Base". mccdistrict.org. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. "Nippersink Creek Shore Fishing Access Mchenry County". willfish.com.