Bear

A little low water, non-release info here. We noticed the Black Canyon gage has been running mid-500 cfs lately to meet irrigation demands and perhaps powerhouse maintenance. So we ventured out and took a couple laps R2 on a Jack’s Culebra paddlecat at about 540cfs and 630cfs. It is definitely doable in a paddlecat but we rubbed a lot of rocks and had lots of extra moves to make while rock-dodging. A lot of fun to be had at this level, all of the standout rapids were fleshed out nicely and the weather was hot. We did manage a flip/swim at  Upper BooBoo on our second lap.

For kayakers, this flow would be great for a late-summer trip when most rivers are in low-flow conditions. Before you go, check the gage, Pacificorp also has a 7-day forecast of expected flows that seems to be fairly accurate. Hopefully we see some more boaters out there on our next lap!

gage data used here is Bear River Below Grace Dam: https://www.pacificorp.com/community/recreation/water-release/bear-river/below-grace-dam.html

Just ran this thing and swam Grace Falls. It actually was not as bad as it sounds.

There is a series of small 3 to 5 foot ledges leading up to Grace Falls. These are all on river right. River right also has a very large hole right before Grace Falls.

River left has smaller terraced falls leading to pools without any large boat flipping holes. My advice to you is to run river left going up to and over Grace Falls.

Ths section is normally dewatered by a series of dams and diversions. This flow resulted from glitches in the system.