Sauk

There have been some changes to the river since the Oct 2003 floods. The Whitechuck put-in on river right is no longer accessible due to major channel migration of the Whitechuck River which took out the bridge. Sections of the road (upstream and downstream of the parking area) are also gone. For kayakers, the best access is the Beaver Lake trailhead. Hike up about 100 yards to a good eddy on river right. The rapid below the Whitechuck confluence has changed a bit and most of the flow now goes far river left. Whirpool has changed a bit and the island is a bit smaller. More of the flow now goes river right. The lunch spot downstream has been reconfigured and is mostly gone. The little surf wave there is no longer present. As of 25OCT2003 there was one river-wide log near the end of the run that you could duck under in a kayak or slide over depending on flows (approach with caution--you can portage on the right). Otherwise many logs that were previously extending into the channel are now gone.