On the upper half of the river, springs seep out of narrow, deep-walled Sandhills canyons and over ledges of impervious rock. Here, the hills rise more than 150 feet above the stream. In the middle section, springs ooze out of the ground at the foot of the canyon and trickle to the river s edge under fallen cedars cloaked with grapevines, or through high carpet of grass. Farther downstream, where the valley is broad and the river spread wide, springs seep into marshy areas on the floodplain or bubble up from the river s sandy bottom. Mule deer and white - tailed deer, beavers, coyotes, Prairie rattlesnakes , and turkey are some of the wildlife in and along the corridor.
Channel catfish are in the river.
Dialing 911 will reach emergency personnel in the area.