Whitewater Run WA Class IV

Bridge above Crystal Creek to Sauk River confluence

Whitechuck

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Gauge Conditions

Sauk River above White Chuck River near Darrington, WA Downstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate reading: This gauge is 5.2 miles away on Whitechuck. Use as a general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Description

This can be paddled as a run by itself, but more typically the last few hundred yards are paddled as an alternate put-in for the Sauk River run that starts at Whitechuck. For the full run, the take-out is in Whitechuck Campground at the launch site for the Sauk. The put-in can be reached by taking FR 23 up along the river to a bridge which serves as a put-in. The first mile and the last couple hundred yards at the Sauk confluence are the most challenging although logs can form significant hazards anywhere along the run.

Difficulty

Class IV

Length

6.5 mi

Gradient

103 ft/mi

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