Cedar River

On March 1, three of us kayaked (1 IK) the Cedar River from Landsburg down to Cedar Grove Rd. After the third railroad trestle Cedar River trail crossing, a log jam has enlarged and pushed the water left where it cut down a new channel. The main channel is completely de-watered leaving about a dozen riverside homes without a river. On Google map view the dry riverbed begins at the top of the lower (green) Dorre Don Natural area at the log jam. It spans the right curve in the river approximately 2295.17 ft (0.43 miles) down to the next bend. The river cuts straight left NW by 231st Pl SE around an island and rejoins below at the bend of the river. On Google Map Satellite view you can see the depression that the river followed. We saw 3 very large logs in the upper portion of the new channel. We scouted and bushwhacked thru the woods over logs and down two dry side channels to put in below the logs about 100+ yds. downstream halfway down that channel at a riverbed outlet. The rest of the side channel was clear. The remainder of the run down to Cedar Grove Rd. had wood to dodge in several places but none required portage. We observed from the road several (at least 3) logs spanning the river between Cedar Grove and Cedar River Park below Cavanaugh Pond.