Illinois River Outfitters

Illinois River Outfitters Illinois River Outfitters offers rafting and kayak trips on the beautiful Illinois River.
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Thankfully, the majority of the river basin has missed out on a lot rain that was forecasted this week. Water levels hav...
06/19/2026

Thankfully, the majority of the river basin has missed out on a lot rain that was forecasted this week.
Water levels have been slowly improving each day, and we finally are back to near perfect water levels! (Currently 4.37 feet on the Chewey gauge)

We will not be open for floating today…We got way too much rain over night and the river is on the rise again! We will u...
06/14/2026

We will not be open for floating today…
We got way too much rain over night and the river is on the rise again! We will update everyone when conditions improve.

The water is clearing up! It still has some stain, but conditions have improved a lot in the last 24 hours.. We are expe...
06/13/2026

The water is clearing up! It still has some stain, but conditions have improved a lot in the last 24 hours..

We are expecting some rain tonight, hopefully, we don’t get too much rain in the wrong areas. If the heavy rain dodges the river basin tonight, the river should be in nearly perfect shape tomorrow.

We got hammered with rain last night but luckily the heavy rain was isolated and the upper sections of the river basin d...
06/12/2026

We got hammered with rain last night but luckily the heavy rain was isolated and the upper sections of the river basin didn’t receive much rain.

Chewey didn’t have a huge rise but Moodys came up nearly 2 feet. The water crest at 8.02 feet early this morning at Moodys and has already dropped back down to 6.92 ft, and is continuing to steadily drop.

Chewey gauge is just now dropping back below 5 ft.

🤞 for no heavy rain tonight, and a good weekend of floating!

06/12/2026

Starting to get a little wild out here on the river!

River update:The river crest at just over 11 feet at Chewey, and has already dropped back down to 5.8 feet. The gauge at...
06/10/2026

River update:
The river crest at just over 11 feet at Chewey, and has already dropped back down to 5.8 feet. The gauge at Combs bridge is currently back down to 7.37 feet and steadily dropping.
We kayaked from just below Chewey bridge back to our landing this morning to check for any new downed trees or strainers. Overall the entire stretch is in good shape and no new strainers have showed up yet after the flooding. The water was starting to clear up around Chewey, but water clarity quickly declined the further I got down stream. The water will be stained, but water clarity will continue to improve over the next couple days (without too much additional rainfall).
We are hoping to be open tomorrow with no restrictions!

Crazy difference in less than 8 hours! Most of the river basin missed out on all heavy rains over the weekend but got ha...
06/08/2026

Crazy difference in less than 8 hours!

Most of the river basin missed out on all heavy rains over the weekend but got hammered with rain this morning causing the river to flood.
We will not be open tomorrow, and will give an update tomorrow afternoon on river conditions.

The water in the river has warmed up to 79 degrees!Water levels are currently at 4.42 feet on the Moodys gauge (Combs Br...
06/01/2026

The water in the river has warmed up to 79 degrees!
Water levels are currently at 4.42 feet on the Moodys gauge (Combs Bridge) and at 3.21 at Chewey bridge.

Come float with us during the week this summer! The river isn’t nearly as crowded and is a lot more family friendly Mond...
05/27/2026

Come float with us during the week this summer!

The river isn’t nearly as crowded and is a lot more family friendly Monday-Friday.

Our short trip is discounted during the week to only $24/person and children 12 and under raft free, (One free child for every paid floater).

It was a great day out here on the river!Water levels are now at 3.7 ft at Chewey Bridge.It’s hard to believe, but it’s ...
05/25/2026

It was a great day out here on the river!
Water levels are now at 3.7 ft at Chewey Bridge.

It’s hard to believe, but it’s looking like we are actually going to have a Memorial Day with perfect weather and water levels!

Address

12689 N Highway 10
Tahlequah, OK
74464

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 3pm
Tuesday 8am - 3pm
Wednesday 8am - 3pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm
Friday 8am - 3pm
Saturday 7am - 3pm
Sunday 7am - 3pm

Telephone

+19188223528

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