These lakes, although designed for the creation of electricity, are use extensively for recreation. The river passes by the Potawatomi Village where the Indians in 1832 signed away for the last time their rights to Indiana soil. The Indians' great defeat to General William Henry Harrison in 1811 is marked by the Battleground Memorial. This ten mile section flows through extensive swamps and wetlands. It is difficult to follow the main corridor due to the growth of vegetation in the river.
Fishermen enjoy good fishing for pike, bass, and panfish.
The banks of the river are lined with willow, maples, pine, oak and sycamore trees. Doctors and a hospital are located in Warsaw. The put-in for the float between Warsaw and State Road 19 is a low stream bank west of Warsaw, adjacent to Old Highway 30 at the rest park near the bridge over the Tippecanoe. The car shuttle beginning at the Old Highway 30 put-in runs west on Old 30 to State Road 19. Continue south on State Road 19 to the river.