Eagle Rock / Long Falls

A large granite butte at river right (Eagle Rock) signals the beginning of Long Falls.  Long Falls is a river-wide feature formed by granite outcroppings that "constrict" the river.  "Constrict" is in quotes, because the river is still more than 100 yards wide here, so the sheer size and power of it at high flows are nothing short of spectacular.  At medium flows (thousands of cfs), a grabby hole forms at river right at the bottom of the rapid and seems to be at its grabbiest at around 2000-4000 cfs.  It has caused more than one experienced whitewater kayaker to swim.  At higher flows, it starts to flush out and becomes more of a wave-hole (visible on the left in the above video at around 4:09) with a wave train behind it (at 10,000+ cfs, the waves become huge.)  Another hole forms at river right at the top of the rapid (visible on the left in the above video at around 4:18.)  This hole has been known to flip and surf playboats at above 10,000 cfs, but it is generally easy to side-surf out of.  The best play feature is the wave between those two holes.