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On December 12, 2009, we ran the dries from just below the dam to above the 12 foot falls, the level was 100.6. In order to get to the put in below the dam, park in the parking area at the 176 bridge, carry your boats across the walking bridge and walk up the river on river left until you are above the slides and below the dam (follow the tubes). On the day that we paddled, the terrain getting down to the river was very slippery, so we roped our kayaks down to the river bank. The slides were quite runnable and very fun. There was a log jam (it is now out of the way) just after the rapids that are under the 176 bridge. There were a couple more log jams downstream that required rugged portages; otherwise, it was a fun run with lots of class 3 drops. We believed that the falls at the powerhouse looked a little boney, so we all decided to portage the falls. I recommend that you do a lot of scouting as you go down this stretch of river because it is prone to having trees and debris. We saw a destroyed boat, a porta potty, and a dock as we paddled down. Several places had logs across the river (some of which are not there any more). This stretch only runs when water is coming over the dam (Lake Summit level at 100.6 or better). Be careful and have fun !!!