Klamath
06. K’utárawáx·u / Grizzly Hill Access to K’účasčas / Fall Creek Access(K’íka·c’é·ki Canyon)
July 10, 2025
| Reporter | Bryant Burkhardt |
| Gauge Reading | 1200 cfs at KLAMATH R BL IRON GATE DAM CA |
| Flow | Medium Runnable |
We put in at Access 1 since the access at the entrance to the canyon was under construction. The six miles of class I/II had no real rapids but a steady current which helped us cover the distance in a little over 1.5 hours.
Once in K’íka·c’é·ki Canyon the river changed character instantly and the flow (1200cfs) suddenly seemed a medium flow with a bit of push to it. Overall the flow seems on the low end of medium. I think under 1000 it would be ok but start to get a little manky in some of the rapids.
The rapids were mostly class III but often hard to see the end from the beginning, so hard to recognize when they were a little bit harder (class IV). Scouting was OK but some were a little challenging due to brush/canyon walls. Some rapids were solid IV and the final drop on K’íka·c’é·ki Falls borders on class V at these flows.
Overall it was some really good whitewater in a super cool canyon that we were all really happy to get on.