I did a low water run on the CC today...  the good news is most of the old wood including the big log at bridge drop is gone... the bad news is there is LOTS of new wood.

Basically, don't bother with this run until we get some really significant floods to wash it out.

There is wood in rapid #3 that can be avoided.

The next drop (headwall rapids} is a portage now. It's chock full of wood.

The next rapid (double drop} is clean though the main drops, but theres a huge log in the creek just above the main drops that might wash in there.

The next rapid has wood in several spots, right in the main lines. We portaged this one, and it wasn't too fun.

Then there is another riverwide logjam just downstream that needs to be portaged.

Then there are a few more trees downstream we could get by without a portage. Big fun.

I heard Pilchuck Creek has quite a few strainers also.

Nah... most of the wood is big logs and  whole trees in spots that would be hard to get to.  Need a big flood to come through.

Good point about the River Alert Tool, Dave. Yeah It's such a short run that you usually need to run laps to get a fix in. With that many log jams, it hardly sounds worth the trouble while so much portaging is required. If it was my back yard run, though, I'd probably go in at least once to see if a saw would help.

But I'd rather Robe anyway.

Well, let's hope the river prediction is true and the Stilly floods!

Yeah... double edged sword, huh?

It is going to take some big water to get that wood out... let's just hope not too big.

The one that worries me the most is the log thats in the "double drop" rapid just below the headwall rapid. You know how after you run the class 3 entry you can eddy out in the middle of the river behind a couple rocks just above the main drop? Well. that's right where that log is... its about 2 feet thick, 50 feet long and running parallel to the current so you can't get in those little eddies and it forces you to commit to either the right [usual] or left side early on. Well... if a smaller water event comes in, it could move the log right into the main drop, and since this is the one drop you can't really portage it would be ugly.

Hopefully we can get a nice 4-5K flush though there instead of a 10k flood.

Um.... I think I'll pass. Breaking your foot is one thing. Drowning is another. 8000 cfs is a bit above my comfort zone for this run.

Smartass.

I think we will stay dry.  the stilly has to hit somewhere between 18 and 20 feet before our house floods.  So far, the forecast looks good for us. 

I liked how their forecast calls for the river to drop back down to under 5 feet in a couple of days. yeah right!

Glad  to hear the house is dry, Dave. Im up for a CC Stilly wood exploratory run when the levels drop.

Yeah maybe problem solved. I'm down for the post flood exploratory effort soon.