Coquille, S. Fork

2. The Gem(Coquille River Falls to 16-Mile Bridge)

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March 21, 2018

Trip Report

ReporterJacob Cruser

On January 21, 2018 I did this run with Joseph Hatcher at around 2,000 cfs on the Powers gauge. I'd call this a good medium flow. There were moving pools between the rapids, and the rapids were nicely padded without pushing too hard towards places you didn't want to be. Everything was scoutable and portageable if needed. We portaged the last 10 yards of an island a few rapids in. And we should have gone left at the following island. We found the run fully lived up to the title of 'The Gem' at this flow.