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Sugar RiverAttica Highway C Access to Albany Public Boat Launch
Nine-mile lower Sugar River continuation from the Attica Highway C access to Albany. It fills the missing public access pair below the existing Highway X-to-Attica card with a conservative Verona-gauge floor.
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Access and shuttle
Launch from the Attica Highway C access and take out at the public Albany launch near Madison Street / Legion Park. This fills the downstream continuation below Highway X-to-Attica with easy current, low-water sensitivity, private-bank limits, and a conservative minimum-only Verona gauge model.
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Put-in
Attica Highway C AccessMiles Paddled publishes both endpoint coordinates and describes the Albany finish as a public boat launch off Madison Street.
Take-out
Albany Public Boat Launch / Legion ParkThe Village of Albany says Legion Park sits on the river shore and offers a boat launch, but same-day parking, tube traffic, or local events can still affect staging.
Road shuttle
Use a rural two-car shuttle from Albany back to the Attica County Road C access. Scout the Albany take-out before launching because the dam corridor and tube traffic can make the final approach busier than the upstream miles.
Additional access notes
- The Verona gauge is upstream of this route, so it is useful as a low-water floor rather than a complete high-water decision model.
More route and safety guidance
- Expect occasional strainers, muddy banks, private edges, and tube or fishing traffic near Albany during warm weather.
- Take out at the public Madison Street / Albany launch above the dam corridor; do not drift into dam or millrace decisions without a separate local plan.
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- Exact route supportAttica to Albany, 9 miles
Miles Paddled documents County Road C in Attica to the public boat launch off Madison Street in Albany as a 9-mile alternate Sugar River route.
- Minimum-only threshold60 cfs at Verona
Miles Paddled says anything below 50 cfs on the Verona gauge is extremely shallow and frustrating and recommends a 60 cfs minimum.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-2340.4 cfs / 2.92 ft at 2026-07-23 02:00 CDT
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- Endpoint coordinates42.77021, -89.47913 to 42.71007, -89.43966
Miles Paddled publishes coordinates for the Attica County Road C put-in and Albany public boat launch take-out.
- Albany launch supportLegion Park boat launch
The Village of Albany says Legion Park is on the river shore, offers a boat launch, and is suitable for canoe users to rest.
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