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Rock River drought

By GLEN LOYD Friday, June 22, 2012 - 9:59 a.m.

Across from General Motors, much of the river is dried up and vultures patrol the receding shoreline.

Glen Loyd lives in Madison and spends many days with family in Rock County. He is a former public information officer for Wisconsin Consumer Protection, publishes a weekly consumer protection blog and is a regular guest on radio consumer protection programs. Glen is a community blogger and is not a part of The Gazette staff. His opinion is not necessarily that of the The Gazette staff or management.

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fschultz
Jun 26, 2012 at 9:46 a.m.
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The city might find lots of valuable stuff, such as street signs and manhole covers. ... I would wear boots out there. You never know what nasty stuff is hiding in the mud.

equinox
Jun 25, 2012 at 11:57 a.m.
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Maybe somebody ought to get a cleanup organized. I'd be happy to take a Saturday and help. Better to do it now while the river is low.

mgoat86
Jun 24, 2012 at 10:34 p.m.
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Seems like a prime opportunity to clean the junk out of the river.

dado4
Jun 24, 2012 at 5:14 p.m.
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A friend took me kayaking for the first time ever the other day. We put in at the boat launch on Afton rd and got out at Happy Hollow park. I would say that for well over 1/2 of the trip I could touch bottom with my paddle. It was worse in the Janesville area.

dado4
Jun 24, 2012 at 5:14 p.m.
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janesvillean
Jun 24, 2012 at 12:37 p.m.
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The next Rock River Sweep event is in September; I wonder if the river will stay this low even if the normal rain patterns return.
http://www.rockriversweep.org/

1slippery1
Jun 23, 2012 at 8:02 p.m.
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It would be interesting to see how many bowling balls come out near the bowling ally.

fordfan
Jun 23, 2012 at 1:04 p.m.
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I agree!!! May as well make something good from this.

janesvillegirl72
Jun 22, 2012 at 10:43 a.m.
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maybe this would be a good time to gather some volunteers and clean some of the garbage out of there, I'd be willing to wade in and get muddy!!!

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