Wilson

We paddled the Wilson Jan 11, 2026 at about 2,200 cfs. We put in at Jones Creek and took out at Milepost 12 for about an 11 mile run. We were warned at the put in that this would make for a long day and an exciting run through 'The Narrows'. This made us a little apprehensive as one person in our party needed to be back in the early afternoon and we knew the pinch at the Narrows gets powerful at some flows, but figured we could scout and if it was really bad just portage it. Turns out the Pinch in the Narrows was not in play, and we finished with plenty of time (there was a raft so we didn't play around much) -- The first part of the Narrows was III-III+ waves best run center-left, we then eddied out on the right to scout the pinch but found it to be a non-factor, not squirly or powerful at all, class II-II+. The Ledges around the corner were nice, large smooth waves at first, then a straight forward ramp with forgiving waves easiest center-right, III+. This was an enjoyable flow for the run overall, medium and class III other than the two above mentioned rapids.