Umpqua, South

Here the Black Rock Fork and Castle Rock Forks come together to create the South Umpqua River. This spot is reached from a short trail out the back of Camp Comfort.

June 2, 2017 @ 650 cfs

This drop is typically portaged on the left, though there did appear to be a class V line through the chute on the right.

June 2, 2017 @ 650 cfs

This bridge is scheduled to be removed in the summer of 2017 because logs kept piling up here and damaging the bridge. The new route to cross to NF 2823 is a short distance upstream at the Emerson Bridge, which is scheduled to be completed in 2017

Bobby Brown in the rapid above the class V boulder garden. After running this rapid, be careful about boat scouting too far at high flows. It's best to grab an early eddy along the right bank where scouting and portaging is easy.

At the end of the short trail from Camp Comfort.

June 2, 2017 @ 650 cfs

Looking down into Donkey Kong, the first notable rapid below Comfort Camp. While it has been run, it is more commonly portaged.

June 2, 2017 @ 650 cfs

Clear water and spring succulents in bloom along the South Umpqua River.

At higher flows, this would be considered part of the main rapid. At this low flow, it was possible to eddy out a little closer to the crux on the right (where the boater in red is).

June 2, 2017 @ 700 cfs

This challenging boulder garden is the most complex rapid on the South Umpqua. Scout/portage right.

The crack in the middle steals a lot of the water at low flows, in this case it stole Bobby Brown too! A brief surf and he came right out, at higher water its easy to get left or right.

Running the middle-right line at South Umpqua Falls, into the pothole. At higher flows the slide down the left side becomes fun.

June 2, 2017 @ 650 cfs

A shallow island near the beginning of the run.

June 2, 2017 @ 650 cfs

Splashy rapids on the South Umpqua.

June 2, 2017 @ 650 cfs