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Upper Sauk Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Bedal Campground |
| Take Out: |
White Chuck River |
| Difficulty: |
Class II
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| Gradient: |
37 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
8 miles |
| Current Streamflow |
479 cfs @ 03/21/2010 02:15 PM - SAUK RIVER AB WHITECHUCK RIVER NEAR DARRINGTON, WA, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
206-526-8530 |
| Good Level: |
750 - 2,500 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, November, December
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| Permit: |
Self registration at the put-in. |
| Character/Similar To: |
A moderate class II+ run through a wide, forested valley with beautiful mountain vistas. |
| Hazards: |
Log hazards. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,canoe,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
All National Forest. |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Camping on River: |
US Forest Service campgrounds along the river. |
| Location: |
In the Pacific Region (WA), 95 miles Northeast of Seattle |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Take Out: Take Washington Highway 530 to the town of Darringtion and drive upstream on Mountain Loop Road (USFS Road 20). Continue for about 8 miles to the bridge crossing the Sauk. Turn left about 200 yards past the bridge onto USFS Road 22. Follow this road to the take-out on the right bank just below the confluence with the White Chuck.
Put In: To reach the put-in at Bedal Campground continue driving upstream on Mountain Loop Road for about 7 miles and then bear right into the campground. |
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