Breitenbush

Cleator Bend Campground to Detroit Reservoir

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January 12, 2026

Wood below The Notch and at Barbell.

ReporterWesley Hansen
Gauge Reading710 cfs at BREITENBUSH R ABV FRENCH CR NR DETROIT, OR.
FlowMedium Flow

Paddled the Breightenbush on 01/10 and there is a logjam roughly 15 minutes below The Notch; you can do an over/under on the right but, be careful, we had a pin. There's a huge logjam on Barbell, reducing the left channel to a boatwidth with root wad to negotiate: it's a class 5 move, given the meaty hole on the downside. Take the right channel into the eddy, then ferry between the hole and the rock wall. Video here:

https://youtu.be/NtY8hR0Z62c?feature=shared