Klamath

Before dam removal happened my biggest question was whether or not the flushing flows the bureau of reclamation has been doing for years would continue. For now the answer seems to be yes. With only a few days notice the BOR started releasing from keno dam At 4600 CFS. This is a good sign that these will continue. It has been an absolutely abysmal year for precipitation and if they're doing this during a year like this one, they will probably continue to do it in the future is my guess. This will provide at least a few opportunities in a season. When I woke up this morning, I was hoping that flows would be a little closer to 3500 to 3800, which are closer to flows I've seen before. When Adler Thomas and I took off today, the river was still at 4200 which is now the highest that we've done it so far. I think this flow is class V and requires knowing the lines ahead of time. The lines are tight and hard to stay on. the holes are numerous and big. In most of the big rapids the line is similar to 3/3500ish but there are a few exceptions. Razorback rapid being the most notable. Instead of entering and staying right or entering center and moving left, the line is left the entire way and the two holes in the center of the river are Massive. The InBetween boogie water is fantastic at this flow and even that contains some powerful hydraulics. I would not recommend this flow for most first timers and definitely not for rafts at all.