Salmon

3,000 cfs on the Sandy Near Marmot gauge equated to a friendly and fun medium flow. The Brightwood Loop bridge gauge was at 5'.

The only notable wood was the old growth log visible from the Salmon Slab that has been there for many years, we were able to duck under it on the right. There was a riverwide tree just a couple seconds downstream that seems more temporary, we went over it on the right.

I was going off memory, and spaced-off the big (5' diameter) log about 1.5 miles down from put-in. We ducked it at a low-medium so didn't register with me. Reports say it is still there and makes the upper part of this section unrunnable in a practical sense for cats/rafts at any flow because of lack of portage options and no good access downstream of it. At higher flows it creates a serious hazard. Recent look by a friend says there is also other wood scattered around in the river in the vicinity of the climbing wall. Sorry for misleading original post.

11/29/2017 Ran from Wilderness Trailhead to Arrah Wanna bridge, level 2200 Sandy at Marmot, low side of medium. Totally clear of wood, run took 90 minutes.