Chiwawa

We found some changes to the river-wide logjams on our 5/4/25 paddle. First, the river-wide log about 1 mile downstream from Huckleberry Ford is still in play. However, the bigger logjam just downstream from there is now passable on the river right side. Looks like wood has been cut out. Finally, a new nearly river-wide tree has fallen ~1.25 miles downstream from Meadow Creek Campground. There is a narrow window of flow going around the log on the river left shore (maybe 5-10 ft), but flow is pushing hard into the new tree. We portaged around the tree on the river right side.

There still are 2 river wide log jams about 1 mile from Huckleberry put-in. These were here last year also. The first is a single river wide tree that is not as obvious and is 100 yards upstream of the monster log jam. The monster log jam is portaged on river left. River right bank is very steep and not a good option.

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5/12/17 @ 1700 cfs
About 15 minutes river time from Grouse Creek launch and before rapid known as 'Thread-the-Needle' is a mid-river island that has both right and left channels blocked by trees. It is a mandatory portage on river left.

Just wanted to clarify. The new log Jeff is speaking of isn't actually below surfers corner its below Meadow Creek Campground not long after the river bends left under a sandstone cliff similuar to Sufers Corner.

As of June 2010, the log mentioned below Meadow Creek Campground is still there. We had no problems seeing it and going to the right at 1700 cfs. The run was otherwise clear. One additional note: The old (raft) takeout on the Wenatchee is no longer usable. The road down to the river is closed and there is wood at the takeout point.

The tree downstream from Surfers Corner has swung to the right bank and is clear. There is a new log across the river a few miles downstream on a right hand corner that is hard to see from upstream and is worse than the last. There is a small raft size door between a boulder and the bushes on the river right bank to get through at 2200cfs.

There is a tree down across the river less than 100 yards downstream from surfers corner. We were able to line/drag rafts down the left bank to get around.