Temperance

From the put-in, looking upstream, you may see minor rapids (as the river drops through the 1700' elevation/contour). Don't get too excited (thinking about hiking upstream to run this) . . . they peter-out very quickly upstream (into the same sort of ponded flatwater you will be paddling downstream to start this section).

About 1/3rd a mile of flatwater/ponds brings you to a narrowing and some low-grade rapids. These peter-out very quickly (less than 0.1 mile) as the next ponded area is encountered. Expect to have this flatwater-pond/minor-rapids sequence repeat a few times as you proceed.

At about a mile, the river takes a tight left-hand bend and encounters a fair-sized island. Keep to the left. Sawbill Creek enters from the right. As you pass the island you will again encounter low-grade rapids.

After a minor bit of rock-rubble entrance, it appears there may be a pair of nice chutes, followed by some slack-water, followed by a fair-sized island which splits the flow into rocky drops (to either side) into the next pond -- slightly steeper/rockier to the right, more gradual to the left. Both of these rocky drops appear likely to catch wood (the 'rungs' on the Ladder).

Much like the prior 'Ladder', an island, and rocky rapids, likely to catch wood. (Again, slightly steeper/rockier to the right, more gradual to the left.)

There appears to be a road which splits off 'The Grade'/165 and reaches to the shore of this ponded area. If this is public (non-gated, non-posted), it could provide alternate access/egress. Coming out of this pond, expect again to find a scattering of light boulderbed rapids leading to the crossing of 'The Grade' downstream.

A USGS site (for 'Field Measurements) lists drainage at this point of 87.6 square miles.

After the bridge, only a couple very minor rocky rips interrupt otherwise flatwater ponds. A long island divides the flow at one point (makes very little matter which side you paddle here). Just beyond that, as the river narrows, another low-grade rapids occurs. As you spill into the next pond, take a sharp right to find the next outflow.

Yup, another narrowing (coming out of a pond) means another rock-garden rips.

Following the usual brief flatwater, a small treed island splits the flow as things again spill across rock-garden into the next pool.

After nearly a mile of flatwater paddling (maybe broken by a minor riff or two), a low island is encountered, followed by a larger heavily wooded area (island(s)). It appears best to keep to the left for the main flow and best progress downstream through here. Heading downstream, you'll find one of the longest stretches (so far) of fine boulder-garden rapids -- almost a quarter-mile.

Koski Creek spills into the middle of a ponded area (coming in from river-right).

A short stretch of river here (between pooled-up areas) looks like it has potential for some nice features. Midway along this short stretch of rapids, there may be a couple ledge/wave/holes worthy of interest, and possible play. (Or not?)

Coming at the end of the Six-Mile sequence of rapids, probably unnoticed, unless you look back over your right shoulder, Plouff Creek enters from river-right.

As the river takes a mile-right-hand-bend (perhaps amid very minor rips), Pecore Creek enters from river-left.

Torgeson Creek enters (amid no action) from the right. Not far downstream, you'll pick up some final low-grade rips to finish the trip.