Klamath

In kayaks, we ran from access one to iron gate on Wednesday Apr 17 2025 at significantly higher flows than we had seen it. This is solid class V at this flow and I would not recommend it. 1: there is an obvious large breaking hole at the top. past the horizon line is a very large ledgy hole that will flip a raft easily. sneak far left or push it and get right.

2: Joyous long wave train with two large breaking wave holes in the center. keep right and smile. look for a large eddy on the right to park and set up for 3,4 and 5 which must be run consecutivley.

3: chaotic breaking waves and extremely fast current. trees in the water along the banks. do not attempt to take the eddy at the bottom left as you will not be able to make the ferry to survive 4. the bottom of 3 has a strainer/ pourover on the left and a big breaker directly across. thread the needle and start moving right hard.

4: 3 of the largest holes and hydraulics are on the left side of this rapid. go right of flip your boat for sure.

5: cannot be scouted. trees and blackberries line the bank of this swift rapid. start right and get center for the right hand corner. large features on either side and lots of wood along the banks.

6. Immediatly after the basalt pallasaides is the last half mile. there are no eddys and the current is swift. enter far left inside the corner and get center. The river carved ou a 100' obelisk and there is a cave which the river forces water into a seam im dubbing the 'thing'. large boils and the thing feeds a massive breaking wave. massive. pass on the right and breathe through a fast section of green waves before the falls.

7: get far far left for the entrance to the falls. use the typewriter move on the obvious large lateral to catapult right of the 'turbine' hole at the powerhouse. this wave hole is an absolute monster and may be the most narrow secion of the canyon.