Sauk

We paddled from Bedal to Whitechuck in mid-June 2024 and found several significant wood hazards approximately 4-6 miles below Bedal.  This is a dynamic river and the channel is continuing to adjust to the slope and sediment changes from a major channel avulsion over a year ago.  Rafters should anticipate three portages along cobble bars and over large logs.  Stopping will require hasty parking on a cobble bar with moving water and no eddy.  Kayakers could successfully run this section without portaging, but it requires numerous log ducks, cautious boat scouting, and at least one dicey ferry above an unassuming but dangerous strainer.