Let's see the ones that come to my mind are

Matheney Creek (IV)
Sitkum Creek (V)
Wenatchee State Play (III)
Pilchuck Creek (IV)
Jefferson Creek (V)
SF Stillaguamish (III)
Sauk River (III)
Green (IV)


While not flood-level, these two are prime rainy season rivers:
Canyon Creek Lewis (IV+)
EF Lewis (IV+)
Wind (IV)

Rally some Pilchuck tomorrow?

Thanks for the quality info gentleman. Definitely getting out wednesday! After I get a new paddle today!

If you can figure out how to get into the Southern Green this would be a perfect level

I paddled the Toutle last year with some Oly boys that had run the Southern Green. There is a way, although I don't know it.

Edited by chipmaney - 08 Dec 2015 at 9:15am

Yeah ive got an idea of the logistics, my buddy and I are gonna head up that way early AM and see if we can kayak the green then r2 the toutle

Not confirmed yet, have a friend thats been working up there recently. Supposed to find out if hes available about 830am.

So I haven't been getting enough saddle time all fall- I did two long distance floodstage lowland runs (41mi Big Eddy to Everett and 29mi Swede Heaven to Alington), plus about 3 garden variety class III-IV runs. Got no drysuit, sore back, oh- and I didn't pack my balls w/ the rest of my gear. Got all the way up the Sky drainage, went through the checklist...

Boat, paddle, skirt, helmet, pfd...no balls

After I ran shuttle for a coupla boaters who were flirtin w/ the Flooded Foss, they opted to join me on the Beckler to wind things down.

I was just gonna have them drop me off didnt think theyd be interested in the beckler, but they tacked on the run out of The Rapid under the bridge there. I put in on the Beckler.

It was cranking. The sky was 30-40k at that point spiking hard. We were all pleasantly surprised to find a lively but manageable flow.

It spilled into the woods here and there but was mostly contained, if bursting bank full. It seemed to want to funnel and fold in on itself, but mostly still had a very open class II-III aesthetic. Simple wavetrains.
But it was feature laden enough to be fun. These features were sparse singular class IV crashing waves and holes that were easy to spot in advance and dodge, although some require strong paddling to avoid with a wide margin.

The section just below the Rapid confluence is briefly busy and reads more like the class IV it probably is. Its enough to make you read what coming at you and stay on your toes.
The riverbed is very wide and flat though, so much of the way it is just a freight train of class II+ that hulls ass. There's a few holes most paddlers will want to miss.
Obviously since its running at floodstage swimming is not good. We did have a last second scramble to portage a large riverwide logjam. As far as mobile wood, there were only a scant few sticks branches and chunks. You wanna rumble w/ the 40-60' class you gotta go down to Bdrop.
After the Bridge there's that rapid you can see on the way up. A few medium small boulders chunk up the center w/ pourovers of respectable size, easily avoided left or right. We took out at the HWY 2 bridge. Its probably about 8mi and took an hour maybe less. Been wanting to do this run- perfect "floodstage express" flow!

I recommend this run at this flow (30-40k) for any competent class IV boaters who have bomber rolls. 25k on the sky would be wayy more reasonable too. It will boat like class III for class IV-V paddlers, and for class III paddlers, the run will feel like IV+, being big, pushy, and powerful. Its kinda like the Loony Toons cartoon when Tweety Bird becomes a giant monster. Its a giant monster, but its still Tweety Bird. Just dont swim. Strong boat driving skills and a keen eye are a must.

Its a good option if everything is super high but you want some casual fun. A great way to taste the power of flood without some of the risks and complexities found on normal whitewater runs. The beckler is a simple and plane fairly flat riverbed, wide enough to dodge wood and other hazards.