6. Scrambled Egg Beach to 89 (The Eggs)Class III-IV+
3 Miles
Gauge Information
Weber
6. Scrambled Egg Beach to 89 III-IV+
River DescriptionThis is teh classic Weber whitewater run. The Eggs are a unique boating experience indeed. The put in is, well interesting, as are the drops themselves. The run itself is short with a nice warm up drop, some boogie water, then three main ledge drops and a class 2-3 run out. It is complicated by various amounts of debris in the water. At lower flows, the run is technical. As it approaches 1500 it becomes much more pushy, sticky and challenging. A swim would result in a very long time in the water at these flows and safety is hard to set from the banks. Be aware of the dam downstream and know which channel to take – in past years, high flows can create near symmetric hydraulics in some of the chutes.The Put in is directly off of I-84 west bound about 3 miles up the canyon. If coming from the Wasatch front (or the take out), the UHP prefers that you exit at Mountain Green and re-enter the highway on the ramp rather than crossing the median immediately above the railroad trestle. When west bound, slow after you cross the bridge and turn out onto the dirt pullout, follow the unpaved road back towards the bridges. The put in is at the top of the bend with the big drops coming after crossing under the freeway. (alternatively you can get off at the rest stop going east bound and walk down to below the dam. Access here could be a problem in the future if the land becomes posted.) The take out is just east of where Route 89 crosses I-84. There is a fisherman’s access and an old bridge. Hazard: Immediately below the old bridge is a potentially deadly diversion dam. Be aware of this and get out above it – especially at higher flows. The hydraulic that forms below has a 10-ft re-circulating boil and looks deadly. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2005-08-13 13:04:36
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