4/22/2020: 7PM BOARD MEETING ZOOM LINK AND INFO

https://zoom.us/j/97326494375?pwd=Y3lodWZobFlSS1E1S2lEN0N0S0RtQT09 Joseph Keller of the FWA is inviting you to scheduled FWA Board meeting via Zoom. Topic: Fox Waterway Agency Board of Directors Telephonic Board Meeting Time: Apr 22, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time (US and...

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“Stay at Home” Letter from FWA Executive Director

Dear all,  Anglers who wish to fish during the 'Stay at Home' order may do so provided they have the appropriate licensing and permits and fishing on private property or at sites which are currently open to the public. We ask our anglers to help their fellow...

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IDNR Annouces Lock and Dam Hours for 2020 Season

Please see the message below from the IDNR- Stratton Lock "Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related Stay at Home Executive Order issued March 20, 2020, the William G. Stratton-Thomas A. Bolger Lock facility on the Fox River in McHenry County will be temporarily closed...

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DNR Explains Upper River Being Low

We are aware that the Upper Fox River is experiencing low water levels.  As of 4/13/2020, the Lake Villa gage is above where it should be as winter operations remain in effect until May 1st.  April is the transition month from Winter to Summer Operations, so we are...

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STRATTON LOCK AND DAM

For information on the IDNR's, Office of Water Resources (OWR), operations of the Stratton Lock and Dam please click on the following link or call them at 815-385-2848. Thank you!

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4/1/2020 COVID-19 UPDATES

Hunters and anglers who wish to hunt or fish during the ‘Stay at Home’ order may do so provided they have the appropriate licensing and permits and are hunting or fishing on private property or at sites which are currently open to the public. We ask our hunters and...

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3/30/20 COVID-19 Updates and Reminders

The Fox Waterway remains open for boating and provides a vast opportunity to practice essential social distancing measures to keep you and your loved ones safe during this world-wide Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic.  Please see below for some information from the...

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3/29/20 Lower River NO WAKE @ 1pm

Effective at 1pm March 29, 2020, Zone A (lower River) will be NO WAKE with a debris advisory. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOX RIVER LOWER NEAR NEW MUNSTER. * FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT...

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