River Rat Rapid

A clean rapid with lots of big waves curves gradually to the right and eventually leads to the Kirch Flat take out on river right. This rapid is underwater when Pine Flat reservoir is at full capacity, but reappears when the reservoir drops below 937 feet approximately.

This is a fun rapid to swim with a river board. Swimmers can launch at the top of Kirch Flat campground, take out at the bottom of the campground, then walk back to the top to do it again. It does take effort to swim from shore out to the deep water, without getting swept over shallows before the the rapid funnels together.