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2 - Whitechuck River to Darrington

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June 19, 2026

Beautiful as always

ReporterKoby McInnis-Fuller
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Ran this Friday, 6/19, and Sunday, 6/14, in our 14' raft with a stern-mount frame (I know, this is usually a commercial set up, but hey, it was what I learned on :D ). Flow was right around 4000 cfs both times. There was a lot of manuvering around big rocks and sleepers, while also making sure to stay strait through some decently large waves, especially jaws. Had a mix of first timers and experienced paddlers on the boat both times and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. A few downed trees are in the river, but most are parallel to the current and easy to avoid. Some of them look like someone went in and hacked off limbs to make it safer. The far river left channel on whirlpool was almost completely non-existent, little more than a creek. Looks like the channel got blocked up during the floods last December.