Tumwater Lows
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Printed Date: 24 Oct 2025 at 8:45pm
Topic: Tumwater Lows
Posted By: megspk
Subject: Tumwater Lows
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2015 at 10:45am
How low does Tumwater go? Looking at the 3 Amigos.....
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“A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.” -Unknown
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Posted By: pottert
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2015 at 11:02am
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It goes reeeaaaallllyyy low. But its pretty chill right now. Come and get some while there's some water in it!
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Posted By: NateW
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2015 at 1:23pm
Post on the 'Wenatchee Valley Kayak Chat' fb group if you're looking for someone to take you out. Tumwater season is looking like it could be very brief. Three amigos + dam rapid is a great way to test out if you're ready for the named stuff on the tumwater.
The great thing about the Tumwater is you can put on / take out in so many places. The stronger boaters can run the full length, but if you want to do just three amigos or dam -> rusty it's not a big deal.
Don't let yourself get pushed into running the named stuff too quickly. There are a lot of really good boaters running that stuff on a near daily basis. It can be easy for the strong boaters to forget how challenging the rapids are.
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Posted By: megspk
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2015 at 1:31pm
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Thanks! I'm fully aware of the "named rapids" on Tumwater. I paddled a small section of Upper Tumwater, now just looking to hit the in betweens at lower water :) Likely see you all in Der Town this weekend!
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“A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.” -Unknown
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Posted By: cchollnd
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2015 at 7:46am
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Anyone planning to be out there Friday? I've run dam-chaos a bunch, but looking for someone to show we down the wall and possibly POW.
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Posted By: NateW
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2015 at 8:09am
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Redbridge @ 5:15. Probably just doing dam->Chaos this evening.
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