ZONE A (LOWER RIVER) IS OPEN FOR NORMAL BOATING
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, JULY 26, 2024, ZONE A (THE LOWER RIVER) IS OPEN FOR NORMAL BOATING.
ZONE A (LOWER RIVER) IS OPEN AT NO WAKE
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, JULY 24, 2024, THE IDNR HAS LIFTED THE CLOSURE OF ZONE A (THE LOWER RIVER) AND IT IS NO WAKE.
ZONE B (THE UPPER RIVER) IS OPEN
Zone C (the lakes) are now OPEN for normal boating
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, JULY 22, 2024, ZONE C (THE LAKES) ARE OPEN FOR NORMAL BOATING.
Zone A (lower river) CLOSED, Zone B and C are NO WAKE.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ZONE A AND B ARE NO WAKE
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, JULY 16, 2024, ZONE B (THE UPPER RIVER) IS NO WAKE.
ZONE A (LOWER RIVER) NO WAKE
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
Have a safe and Happy 4th of July and we are especially grateful to all those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to make us free! Have fun out there and keep it safe!
Zone A, lower River, OPEN!
JUNE 25th, 2024, ZONE A NO WAKE
EFFECTIVE AT IMMEDIATELY, JUNE 25, 2024, ZONE A (THE LOWER RIVER) WILL BE NO WAKE.
MAY 16th, ZONE A, LOWER RIVER, IS OPEN FOR FULL BOATING
April 17th, 2024, water status
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ZONE C (THE LAKES) AND ZONE B (THE UPPER
Happy Memorial Day weekend!
Dear Chain O' Lakes and Fox River patrons,
Happy Mother's Day weekend!
Dear all,
Rain Gardens and Bioswales meeting, 4/20/23, 7PM
Zone A, Lower River, Opens at 8AM, April 15th.
Effective at 8:00am, Saturday, April 15, 2023, the No Wake on Zone A (Lower River) will be lifted.
Watershed Educational Session, March 16th.
The FWA is creating a watershed plan to bring in IEPA 319 funding to your Fox River / Chain O' Lakes to improve water quality. Our next Watershed Education Session will be on the topic of Excess Nutrients 3/16/23 - 7:00pm Fox Waterway Agency Register Now!
ZONE A, NO WAKE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, MARCH 2, 2023
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, MARCH 2, 2023, ZONE A (THE LOWER RIVER) WILL BE NO WAKE, WITH A DEBRIS ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
Water Quality 101
Thank you for a great season on the Fox Waterway! Join us Thursday night, 7pm, for ways you can help improve the Chain O' Lakes / Fox River's water quality. Hope to see you there!
NO WAKE ON ZONE A (LOWER RIVER) LIFTED
Effective immediately, May 11th, 2022, the No Wake on Zone A (Lower River) will be lifted.
FOX WATERWAY STATUS
Fox Waterway Status
EFFECTIVE AT 8:30AM, ZONE A, (THE LOWER RIVER) IS OPEN FOR FULL BOATING. THERE IS A DEBRIS ADVISORY ON THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. KEEP SAFE AND HAPPY MAY!
Fox Waterway Status
ZONE A (THE LOWER RIVER) WILL BE NO WAKE AT 3PM, APRIL 25TH, WITH A DEBRIS ADVISORY IN EFFECT ON THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
Continued search for person on Fox Lake
A search continues for a person in the water on Fox Lake, off of Lippincott Point North to just south of Crabapple Island. Please avoid the area today to enable a safe search with special sonar equipment. Thank you and please stay safe!