Dan

We spent a gorgeous fall day hiking from the powerhouse up the creek all the way to the upper dam.

The powerhouse was releasing 'one tube' to the powerhouse and there was water coming out at the dam. Not enough to paddle, but enough to make it seem like it was a normal summer flow.

Starting from the dam, there looked like a lot of class 3/4 type ledges. There are two big mandatory portages, the great falls of the dan and then a huge sieve pile a little below that.

Below the sieve the river continues to drop down, with cool looking slide type things.

The river flattens out a bit for a half mile or so, then picks back up with a few rapids in the mile above the powerhouse. You could easily run/lap the stuff above the powerhouse, there's an easy hike up along a smooth grassy road.

It's also possible to hike from the powerhouse all the way up to the dam, this could be a good packrafting run, although the 'trail' up and over the ridge is not great, but passable.

Be cautioned that there is a lot of woody debris in the creek right now. However, I'd wager that it would be cleaned up with a couple work weekends to make it passable.

If anyone has any contacts with someone at the powerhouse, please reach out, there is a gauge right below the dam and that would be a great way to know when there is water in there.