Rock Creek (Columbia River trib.)

Steep Creek to Ryan-Allen Bridge

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June 12, 2022

Wood Above first Drop

ReporterSteve P
Gauge Reading-1 r.c.

Gauge under Ryan Allen Br was 9.75'- Upper Wind Gauge was 985cfs when we put on the river. EFL gauge said that this run should have been mid low runnable, but that's not what we found. Definitely on the low end and pretty scrapey through the first mile of class 3 boogey water.

One of the huge old nurse logs has collapsed into the river at the end of the lead in rapids above the first drop. Mandatory portage, and isn't viewable from the river so make sure you scout carefully. There also didn't look like there would be a good spot to eddy out near it and would be a nasty undercut at 10' or above.

After we scouted/portaged around the log on river right we ended up climbing out above the first drop on river left. Would be a really cool run with at least 10' of water