mile 3 to Chehalis RiverClass IV
3 Miles
Avg Gradient 67 fpm
West Fork Chehalis
West Fork Chehalis Photo of Dawn Meekhof by Tom O'Keefe taken 31JAN2004 @ 2500 cfs at Doty Gauge Information
Chehalis, W. Fork
River DescriptionThis creek is on Weyerhaeuser's McDonald Tree Farm which is 2 miles out of Pe Ell. Complete directions can be found on the Chehalis page. Once you reach the confluence of the East and West Fork Chehalis (9.9 miles from the first bridge across the Chehalis in the McDonald Tree Farm), continue straight on the 1000 road which run along river left. You will cross the river 3 times (at mile 10.7, 11.0, and 13.2 from the first bridge). Put in at this third bridge on downstream river right. This creek has half a dozen fun ledge drops and at higher flows serves as an alternate put-in for a run on the Chehalis that gives you a few more rapids. StreamTeam Status: verified
Last Updated: 2005-11-29 13:41:57
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CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR DOTY, WASH. [ WA ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
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| WA | Chehalis— 1 - West Fork to Pe Ell | III-IV | 13 cfs | low | 7/20 0:30 | |
| WA | Chehalis— 2 - Pe Ell to Doty | II | 13 cfs | 7/20 0:30 | ||
| WA | Chehalis— 3 - Rainbow Falls to Meeskill | II | 13 cfs | 7/20 0:30 | ||
| WA | Chehalis, W. Fork— mile 3 to Chehalis River | IV | 13 cfs | low | 7/20 0:30 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 5777 |
| USGS Station: | 12020000 |
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User Comments |
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2006-01-31 13:20:48 (900 days ago)
Joe Sauve
Ran the WF on 1/29/06 @ 3000 and rising on the doty gauge. This was a fine medium level. Could definitely go higher too. At this level it required a stretch of imagination to call it class 4. It was more like class 3 with a couple spots that pushed class 4-. Still quite fun and no major wood issues. This is a great "intro to creeking" type run. Ledgy, but not intimidating.
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