Cossatot

When large boulders appear to block the wide river, look for the chute to the left under the overhanging branch. Eddy to the left after the branch and line up for the double ledge drop. The current tends to push hard to the left in the middle of the drop.

Numerous lines are available through the boulders on the right. Nice small wave and eddy line to play on at the bottom of the drop.

Main channel is constricted down the left and starts with straight forward line for the first 200 feet. Middle of the rapid features a 3-4 foot ledge with some blocker rocks above it. Easier line is down the right. Lower part of the rapid offers some nice waves with a few more rocks to dodge in the middle. Beware of the rocks along the right bank near the bottom opposite of the start of the river left bluff. Portage and scout on the right bank (actually an island). High water runs over 5 ft offer some creek lines down the right channel or large waves down the main left channel.

Alternate access point. Primitive camping on both sides of the river. Beware of this bridge. It can be run under at lower levels <3.5 ft, but some folks have been sucked under it at higher water when no airspace is present.

Good surfing ledge holes below on river left at levels > 5.0 ft.

The Falls consist of 6 distict back-to-back drops totaling 30+ feet in a quarter mile.

First Drop is Cossatosser: Avoid the sneaky hole at the small entrance ledge then drop over the 3-foot ledge and through the hole.

Second drop is Eye Opener: Straight forward 4-foot drop in the middle of the river. A large grabby hole develops at levels of 5-foot and higher, optional line a high water levels is the river left channel.

Third drop is BMF: Several options to weave through the rocks. Standard is to enter left from the center of the river and avoid the river left rock on the way down.

Fourth drop is The Washing Machine: Largest single drop. Multiple ways to enter the main line in the middle of the river. At levels of 3.5 and lower the hole at the bottom reveals the meaning for the rapid's name.

Fifth drop is Whiplash: A double ledge drop followed by a run-out. Watch out for cross currents, holes and swirling eddy currents.

Last drop is Shoulder Bone: Fairly straight forward drop into the pool below the Falls. Kayaks can find big enders in this drop.

Drops 2 through 5 merge into one Class V rapid at levels above 5 ft with some small eddies scattered about. Very large holes develop throughout the Falls at levels above 6 feet.

Dead Dog Beach is a large gravel bar on river left of the pool below the falls.

Long continuous rapid with holes and shallow rocks. Some pin potential on the rocks in the middle of the drop. Nice spin hole near the bottom.

After a pool at the bottom of Deer Camp rapid, the river splits around an island. The main flow goes left and terminates at a steep rocky drop with a couple of ledge holes and several shallow pin rocks. As the creek turns right away from the left wall. Portage left or aim for the left side of the large rock in the middle of the rapid and pick your way through the chaos.

The right channel offers a couple small ledge drops. (watch the holes at higher levels)

Located at the end of the pool below Devil's Hollow Rapid. A broken 6+ foot ledge formed by upstream facing rocks. Pick your line carefully to avoid a hidden piton in the froth at the bottom. Portage/sneak river right.