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04. Upper Gorge: I-15 at mile 23 to Cedar Pockets Rest Area
April 23, 2017
| Reporter | Shelby Meinkey |
Put in at Sun River in St. George and took out at First I-15 Bridge in Gorge. 9.5 miles. Class II with a couple short class III sections.
There is a large Fish dam with a 5+ foot drop to flat concrete that we portaged about 5 miles down stream from put in. It's just below some large powerlines that cross the river. The banks are thick with brush and there is no eddys. Ther are a handful of small trails that boaters have taken through the brush but it will be a chore to portage it FYI. Area is remote and options for bailing out early are difficult due to distance back to pavement. Below the fish dam the canyon is very scenic and rarely seen. River at 400 CFS.