Cle Elum

3 - Cle Elum Dam to confluence with Yakima River

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August 2, 2025

Canoe Run - Lower Cle Elum River Dam to Bullfrog

ReporterPete Connors
Gauge Reading2500 cfs at Cle Elum Below Cle Elum Dam
FlowMedium Flow

Wonderful, quick run in an open canoe. Very consistently moving flow with most channels runnable and practically no exposure of the gravel bars. A few small, avoidable wave trains and obvious strainers. I only saw one of the side channels being fully strained, but the main channel was always a go. Great way to spend a half day.