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Whitewater Junction is a popular family-friendly aquatic center located in Rock Island, Illinois, offering a variety of water attractions. It features a zero-depth entry main pool, thrilling water slides (including drop and tube slides), a lap pool, a diving well, interactive spray features, and a sand play area, complemented by a concession stand.
Specific pool temperatures for Whitewater Junction are not readily available in public information. Aquatic centers typically maintain comfortable water temperatures for their patrons, generally ranging between 78-84°F (25-29°C) for leisure pools.
What are people saying (AI review summary)? The water park elicits mixed reviews. Positive aspects include fun slides for all ages, comfortable amenities, reasonable snack bar prices, and generally clean facilities with friendly staff. However, significant concerns have been raised regarding lifeguard performance and safety protocols, notably a serious incident where a lifeguard reportedly delayed responding to a drowning child and management's follow-up was perceived as insufficient. Other complaints include confusing closing times, lifeguards contradicting stated rules (e.g., about toys), high admission prices, and occasional unsanitary pool closures.
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June 16th, 2025Kristin Koski
Kind staff, reasonable rules for safety, fun slides for all ages. Chairs are comfy, snack bar is reasonable, perfect set up for supervising your kids from your chair or playing with them in the pool or slides.
June 22nd, 2025jenae carruthers
When we came we were told they’re closing at 6:00. Cool, so we had a little over an hour to swim. Went to go down the tube slide and waited 30 minutes to be up next and as soon as we were getting our tube ready the lifeguard told us they’re closed and we can’t go down the slide.
June 20th, 2025Sabrina Larsgaard
CONCERNED ABOUT LIFEGUARDS!!!!! I actually like this water park a lot but I think they would be better off replacing a couple of the lifeguards. We went to whitewater junction on June 19th and my son and his friend saw a kid laying at the bottom of the pool in the deep end. They told the lifeguard and she said “No….he’s fine.” They looked underwater and saw he wasn’t moving so they yelled at the lifeguard and said he wasn’t moving and she needed to go save him. She actually hesitated before jumping in. You would think they would immediately start CPR but instead they struggled for over a minute to put on gloves first. Why didn’t the lifeguard rushing over put the gloves on while the others were dragging the boy out of the pool? I know safety is important but I think saving the boy’s life is a priority. Gloves shouldn’t be that important if there’s no blood. Someone could’ve at least started chest compressions while the others struggled to put gloves on. The lifeguard that initially ignored my son and his friend when they pointed out that someone was drowning should be fired. UPDATE: I spoke with management about the lifeguard who didn’t take my son’s and his friend’s reports seriously. They said they looked at the cameras and saw the lifeguard had her eyes on the victim the whole time but didn’t jump in right away. I mentioned that it was concerning that a lifeguard could watch someone struggle and watch them sink to the bottom of a pool, AND THEN have two kids report multiple times that he was laying at the bottom of the pool not moving, and she still didn’t react right away. The manager said they “talked to her.” So apparently, as a lifeguard at whitewater junction, you can watch someone drown and have kids plead with you to save him, but still wait almost 2 minutes before diving in, only gets you a lecture from management. Very concerning!!!
July 28th, 2020The American Dream Makers, LLC
This place is amazing! 👏 Staff was very friendly and helpful, everything was clean. My kids were confused that the rules state they can have toys but the lifeguards kept telling them they couldn't. 🤷♀️ Other than that, we had no complaints!
June 13th, 2021Jaime Andrews
Fun way to cool off but way overpriced...$9 per person!?!? Cranky lifeguards but with that large crowd, I kinda get it. Left early when someone pooped in the pool. Yes, I'm serious.
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Opening Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
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