South

I did a solo run on this river yesterday and it was my second time doing this run and lets just say it was trying to say the least, it started with me locking my keys in the car to me sliding down a muddy slope with my boat on my shoulder,oh yeah and a seal launch from the bank that resulted in an entanglement with some nasty water weeds.Both of my runs were probably at minimum suggested level around 280 cfs. yesterdays run probably closer to 320 cfs this is hard to determine since the gauge is way upstream at Klondike rd . After putting in at the SR81 bridge it is a short paddle to the low head dam where the fun begins, I know the water quality of this river unfortunately is not the greatest and can be down right nasty but I think this run is worth it and I was just enjoying being on the water and this is the closest run to my house. The low-head dam can be ran river middle or river left with a good boof, the left side has a strainer (big log) and a huge undercut concrete slab to deal with just below the dam but can be ran . I prefer middle river because the shoal rapids below the dam are better and more playful here. After the rapids below the dam the river widens and multiple routes are available I prefer river left as it is more accomidating to lower flow runs. I imagine at higher flows some of these rapids could double their intensity. No Tresspassing signs plague both sides of the river on this short run so be careful of where you park and take out.