Cascade

There is a very sizable log right in the middle of Premium right now. It likely will take at least 4,000 cfs or more to get it out of there. As it is, the log is just above water level at 750-800, and really hard to see from above. Eddy out river right to portage. You can seal launch right off the log where the boat is in this photo right back into the center of the bottom drop of Premium.

Also, currently the road is closed due to the forest fire. Although we did not have any smoke, the road is closed before the campground, so getting in requires some really good navigation skills to get from the furthest pullout down to the river.

Clean as of May 1st 2020. Entrance to monster had changed a bit. There is a nice boof on the left side of the entrance now.

Here's some video of Cascade around 1600 cfs. I walked Monster, everything else was good (and big): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svs1dwSWcuw

A great flow and a fun trip.

Ran this at <600 cfs. Bridge Drop barely went, and it definitely involved pinballing near the bottom. It goes, but wouldn't want to do the run again at this flow

Photos provided by Chris from a 2007 trip.

run is clean...no wood to speak of. 1 and 1/3 screen was 1500 cfs. good level.

1.5 screens showing on Cascade is roughly equivalent to 1100 cfs

7/2/06 Wood blocking the entrance to Monster, so be careful on the drop just before. Also, gauging off the hatchery screens may underestimate the flow. 1 screen was showing, but Pete thought the run was higher than usual.

On SAT 7/1 around noon about 7/8 of a screen was showing and the discharge was 1770 cfs.

Mark Corsentino reports issues with parking at the put-in as of June 2004: I have a Golden Eagle Passport, and like the NW Forest Pass, it is supposed to allow you parking at all trailheads and day use areas in National Forest Land. The Ranger told me that it was not recognized and I needed to pay $6. So I paid to avoid creating a bad rep with the boating community. I

Removal of the old bridge debris in Bridge
Drop rapid begins with cutting up the old
bridge.
A highline logging cable is used to handle the
large steel beams.
Overhead cables are used to position the
bridge beams.
Steel beams from the old bridge are hoisted
out of the canyon.
Steel girders are hoisted out of the river
canyon.

Trip with Jennie Goldberg on the Cascade.