by Friends of Turtle Creek | Aug 7, 2026 | News
Have you ever wondered where the water in a creek comes from? Turtle Creek is fed by springs, groundwater, and hundreds of small streams that all drain into one connected landscape known as a watershed. A watershed is an area of land where all rain, melting snow, and...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Aug 6, 2026 | News
This Turtle Creek Mileage Chart will help you plan your trip! Click to download PDF of Map Click here for Google Map for launch locations Click here to check water levels Click here to visit Friends Of Turtle Creek Facebook Group
by Friends of Turtle Creek | May 20, 2026 | News
A dedicated group of neighbors known as the “Turtle Creek Pickers” is coming together each month to help keep Beloit clean, beautiful, and environmentally healthy. Through the City of Beloit’s Adopt-A-Road, Trail, or Park Program, volunteers regularly patrol the...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | May 20, 2026 | News
Beloit’s Heritage Trees Program As part of celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2026, Beloit Heritage Days is launching the Beloit Heritage Trees program. Community members will have the opportunity to locate and identify significant trees on public property and on...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | May 20, 2026 | News
Today, only a few landmarks remain to tell the story of the once-thriving village of Turtleville — the quiet cemetery and the historic Turtleville Iron Bridge, the last surviving steel truss bridge in Rock County. Beneath its weathered iron beams lies the story of a...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Apr 8, 2026 | News
Friends of Turtle Creek is a community group on Facebook where you can share tips, photos and safety concerns. This is where most of our community communication happens. We encourage you to join the group at this link. Due to rapid growth of this group and user...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Oct 6, 2025 | News
Whether you’re paddling or hiking along Turtle Creek you are moving along the same waters and trails that ancient peoples have also traversed for thousands of years. Below you can learn about these ancient peoples and the clues they left behind about their...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Sep 24, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
I experienced Turtle Creek a whole new way the other day. It was an unusually hot September day, around 90 degrees, the water had warmed up and my son asked me to accompany him while he walked the creek and fished. When you’re college-aged son wants to hang out with...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Sep 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Posted by Therese Oldenburg, 9/26/2020 There have been questions recently about cutting and removing trees from the creek. I called the DNR to see if they could provide information and they sent me to this brochure “Paddling among Fish and Wildlife”. Below are the...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Jun 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Rock County Health Department regularly test Turtle Creek for public safety, especially after high water when waters may become contaminated from run off. Check out the website and most recent testing results....
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Aug 1, 2017 | News
Nature At The Confluence in South Beloit recently held a “Safe Paddling 101” program so paddlers can learn how to be better prepared and stay safe on the water. We’ve seen quite a few days of high water on Turtle Creek and Rock River this summer and...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Apr 4, 2017 | News
A final spring volunteer work effort clearing County Road J sightlines to the Five Arch Bridge over Turtle Creek will take Place on Saturday April 22nd (Earth Day) from 9 AM – Noon. We will be meeting at Turtle Creek Parkway located at 6598 South Smith Road Clinton,...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Sep 6, 2016 | News
On Labor Day a few friends tried a section of Turtle Creek that we hadn’t explored before – paddling through the Turtle Creek Wildlife Area. We put in at Cty Hwy C and took out at the bridge on Carvers Rock Road (see map). It’s a 6.60 mile paddle,...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Sep 6, 2016 | News
Friends of Turtle Creek gathered for the first annual “Howl At The Moon” paddle trip on August 18, launching at sunset (8pm) with a moonrise that night at 8:05pm. We had 14 people join us on the trip, 7 got out at Tiffany Bridge and 7 continued to Sweet...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Jul 12, 2016 | News
At the last meetings of Friends of Turtle Creek it was suggested by Dean Paynter that it would be easier to plan and enjoy your paddle trip if you knew which bridge you were going under. Also, the marking adds a layer of safety, as it helps paddlers identify better...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Jun 13, 2016 | News
Friends of Turtle Creek Meeting Minutes Turtle Township Town Hall 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM June 7, 2016 Attendees: Dean Paynter, Tom Presny, Richard Stenstrom, Tom Holmes, Hank Woodard, Marline Holmes, Carl Lange, Bob Blakely, Sandy Thorpe, Dave Hoffman, Terry Meyers, Carol...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Dec 10, 2015 | News
Through efforts of the Friends of Turtle Creek, a large blockage that was causing a safety and flooding issue on Turtle Creek was removed. On June 24-26, 2013 Turtle Creek flooded due to a week of heavy rains. It crested on June 26 at 11.76 ft, the second highest...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Dec 10, 2015 | News
On December 8, 2015, on 41 degree day, about 15 Friends of Turtle Creek volunteers participated in the clearing of vegetation at the Tiffany Bridge in partnership with Rock County Parks. This historic 5-arch limestone railroad bridge that spans Turtle Creek is one of...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Nov 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
This may be urban legend, or it may be true…But, the story goes that Turtle Creek was the inspiration for the founder of “Turtle Wax”. The story is that Benjamin Hirsch started mixing up batches of his special formula liquid car polish in his Chicago...
by Friends of Turtle Creek | Sep 23, 2015 | Trip Report
Friends of Turtle Creek members Therese Oldenburg and Terry Meyers took the Visit Beloit (Beloit Convention and Visitor Bureau) staff on a paddle trip from Tiffany Bridge to Town of Turtle Launch on the last day of summer – September 22, 2015. It was a beautiful...
