This past weekend, the Northwest experienced the largest storm since three years ago.
The Hood River flooded at 13.5 feet, relative to a normal 6.0 this time of year. The White Salmon gauge was underwater, and reached levels of what we estimate to be 8 feet and above. The Washougal reached 22,000 cfs, compared to 3500 cfs normally. Did I mention we had a ton of water?
On Saturday, a group of us made it out to one of the gem's of the Gorge: The Little Klickitat. The LIttle Klickitat is a 9.7 miles of continuous class IV/V, and typically runs once a year. Saturday morning, with about 1020 cfs, we had primo levels, and decided to give it a go.
Put-in at the Cow-Pasture
The beginning of the Little Klickitat
Adam Elliot in his Habitat 80 entering one of the larger rapids of the river
Chuck Taylor at the bottom of the above rapid
Myself and Jesse scouting the rapid above
Susan Hollingsworth at the waterfall on the Klickitat
The Ladies of the Little Klickitat: Susan Hollingsworth, Kim Russell and Christie Glissmeyer
Yesterday, rivers were still on the rise, and so was the wood danger, so we decided to take a waterfall tour instead...
Husum Falls at typical flows around 2.5 feet
Husum Falls above 7 feet, yesterday
BZ at normal flows, 3.0 feet
BZ Falls at over 7 feet on the gauge
BZ Falls at over 7 feet on the gauge
Upper Zigzag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip2rUFjY8Tc
BZ Falls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op5DypP4vO4
Stay safe on the water!
Kim Russell
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