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:: Fish Hatchery to Upper Peninsula Boat Ramp Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip
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Fish Hatchery to Upper Peninsula Boat Ramp Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip on the Trask River |
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Fish Hatchery to Upper Peninsula Boat Ramp Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Fish Hatchery |
| Take Out: |
Peninsula County Park Boat Ramp |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
Continuous
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| Gradient: |
30 fpm |
| Run Length: |
6.7 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
926 cfs @ 05/26/2012 12:30 PM - WILSON RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK, OR, reading taken from USGS
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| Good Level: |
4.5 feet and above |
| Streamflow Comments: |
No gauge for this river exists. A reading of 4.5 feet on the Wilson River near Tillamook gauge is usually a minimum flow for this section of river. |
| Season Comments: |
January, February, March, April, October, November, December
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| Primary Season: |
Rainy season. This river only runs after a few days of heavy rain. |
| Permit: |
None presently required |
| Character/Similar To: |
Class II mixed with a few class III rapids in a lightly populated valley. |
| Hazards: |
There are a few class III drops that should be scouted or portaged, they are at miles 0.5, 2 and 3.5. The upper 2 miles of this stretch often contains wood they may need to be portaged. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,wwcan |
| Land Ownership: |
Mostly public forests with a few private land owners near the river. |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Location: |
In the Pacific Region (OR), 81.4 miles (2 hours 11 minutes) Northwest of Salem |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Take Out: From Tillamook travel south on US 101 for 1 mile and turn left onto Long Prarie Road and drive for 3.2 miles. Turn right onto Trask River road immediately after crossing over the river, the take out is 6 miles up this road at the Upper Peninsula Boat Ramp.
Put In: From the take out return to Trask River Road and continue upriver for 6 miles, past Trask County Park and over the North Fork Trask River to a fork in the road. Bear left at the fork, cross the South Fork Trask. Put in a few hundred yards down this road just before you reach the Fish Hatchery. |
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