Eagle Creek

We've run Lower Eagle from Eagle Fern Park to Eagle Creek Road 3 times in the last 2 weeks--we find it worth the effort. The giant logs which obstructed the Elbow section (steep continuous part after the fish ladder) have both been swept to the sides by high water. Cave rapid is passable on the far left, and no portages for wood have been required. With that said it is NOT a clean section of creek, there is a lot of dangerous wood. Using the painted gauge on the takeout bridge we've run it at 2.25 and rising to 2.5, then 1.75 and steady, and 2.75 and steady. We use the 3 Lynx gauge (Clack) as our main guide to know if this is in. Over 3,000cfs on that gauge means Eagle will be high enough. On the 2.25 and rising day 3 Lynx peaked just shy of 5k. On the 2.75 and steady day 3 Lynx was at 6k dropping to 5k with snowmelt continuing, and no rain for 2 days. All of those levels are in what I would call the medium to high range. First time runs would be most reasonably accomplished below 2 feet. I would not launch on this section without local guidance or lower water or both. It is definitely *not safe*. With that said it is a blast! Really great play if you're comfortable enough to bring a surfy boat. So far I think the surfing is best at 1.5 to 2.5 though there are a few beauties out there when it's higher, they're just getting harder to catch. The Fish Ladder Falls is definitely more runnable at higher flows. Here's video of an R2 running it at 2.75: https://vimeo.com/663831590 and here's video of the same R2 running the entire Elbow section on the same day: https://vimeo.com/663821726.