Elk Lake to Hamma Hamma
Jefferson Creek Class V 2.1Miles Avg Gradient 280 fpm River Mapplet		County Mason Put In Longitude -123.1351547 Put In Latitude 47.5718575 Take Out Longitude -123.1064529 Take Out Latitude 47.5827904

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Minimum Recomended Level:  0      Maximum Recomended Level:  0

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As of 2/28 there was no blocking or sketch wood below the sieve. Was running at a med to med/high flow with 800-650, falling on Dose gauge. 1100-800 falling on NF Skok. - Posted by: water wacko on 3/1/2010 8:20:00 AM -  [Remove Alert]	Putin | Take Out | Shuttle | | River Mapplet

Other Issues Water Levels fall and rise rapidly

Fun Facts The biggest stretch of flatwater is 30 feet long.Has some bouldery sections that roughly resemble "Gettin Busy" on the Little White.

   Run Description [Season: Fall and Spring]

At the lower flows expect the beginning trip to involve lots of hip-shots against small to medium small sized boulders, a manky pin-ball affair. Much of this sort of whitewater is fairly boat scoutable, always watch out for wood, though.
Later the run starts to channelize more, get steeper, and a little cleaner. Medium to medium high flows would be much cleaner, but absolutely screaming down the gradient. You'll definitely be scouting plenty if you haven't been there before.

At one point you came to an 8' riverwide ledge that you can scout from a collection of large boulders on R. Left.The hole is severely backed up by seived boulder clusters midstream and Left. Bad class V entrapment consequences there. R. Right, however, has a nice greenwater curling ridge in the classic spot. It'll line you up where you want to boof toward a seam between converging patterns on R. Right. Below this you stay with the main current down through a slide, and then work your way back to the left to a prominant knob of rock with a deep plunging curl of greenwater.Stay high on the knob/curler and boof 8' into bliss!
Elsewhere throughout the run you'll encounter a nice blend of skinny cnayon chutes and pinches, narrow slots, more bouler gardens and a few ledges.
It can be scraped down at ELF flows, but would be more fun at decent, medium low to medium flows.

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