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Stillaguamish, S. Fork - 3 - Verlot to Granite Falls (Robe Canyon Run)
Stillaguamish, S. Fork, Washington, US |
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3 - Verlot to Granite Falls (Robe Canyon Run)
| Usual Difficulty | V (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 12.3 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 56 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 180 fpm |
New Last Sunshine, 5-07
New Last Sunshine, 5-07
Photo of Chris Tretwold by Owen Callahan taken 05/12/07 @ 5.35
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| SF STILLAGUAMISH RIVER NEAR GRANITE FALLS, WA | ||||
| usgs-12161000 | 5.00 - 6.00 ft | V | 01h11m | 4.3 ft (too low) |
River Description
FUN FACT: Creek run with a big water feel. Very continuous with some big drops.
SEASON: Through the winter and spring.
ACCESS: Take-out at the Mountain Loop Highway Bridge just outside of Granite Falls (Granite Falls lurks just downstream so make sure you get out here). Verlot Campground is one potential public access point if you're looking for a warm-up. Alternative hike-in access of about a mile, which cuts off some of the flatwater, is available along the Old Robe Historical Trail which is part of Snohomish County Parks. Access across private property east of the trailhead is also possible if you have permission (check with local paddlers. You can find them on the Robe Facebook Group).
DESCRIPTION:
Considered one of North America's classic whitewater runs, and the class V standard for boaters in Western Washington, the run starts with five and a half miles of class I/II before slamming into a three mile canyon of class IV, V, and V+ rapids. You can have a look at the rapids at the start of the canyon along the Old Robe Historical Trail (an old railroad grade through the canyon) and potentially use it as an alternative access (although it's nearly a mile to the river). The trailhead is on Mt. Loop Highway at mile 7.2 and you can view approximately 1/2 a mile of the canyon's whitewater before the trail basically ends.
Check out a
to Robe Canyon.
Editors
Rapid Descriptions
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. height and cannot be seen until you drop in. Center boof is still good to go. 10/6/08
follows, there is a boat pinned horizontally at the base of a small ledge drop in the center of the
river. As long as you are paying attention it should be easy to avoid.
down Robe today. Every rapid on that river has changed. Some dramatically. The biggest change is
that T1 and T2 are pretty much gone, and all of that gradient is now lost at once in Last Sunshine.
And the only way to portage and/or scout Last Sunshine is to get out on River Right at Tunnel Rapid
(basically the first one), and walk through the tunnel and take a look at Last Sunshine from the
bottom. It will likely be a portage for most people and I recommend just portaging to the bottom of
it. There are some other major changes, however, they are easy enough to figure out with some
prudent scouting.
You can get by it on the left, but it's worth scouting first.
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3 - Verlot to Granite Falls (Robe Canyon Run), Stillaguamish, S. Fork Washington, US (mobile)
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