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Sandy Gorge Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Marmot Dam |
| Take Out: |
Revenue Bridge |
| Difficulty: |
Class IV
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| Gradient: |
40 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
6.0 miles |
| Current Streamflow |
631 cfs @ 07/24/2008 07:00 AM - SANDY RIVER NEAR MARMOT, OR, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
503-261-9246. Flow at Bull Run minus 600cfs. |
| Good Level: |
800 - 3,000 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
January, February, March, April, May, November, December
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| Permit: |
None required. |
| Character/Similar To: |
Isolated mountain stream in a forested canyon; steep and technical. |
| Hazards: |
Log hazards, difficult scouts, secluded canyon. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak |
| Land Ownership: |
Mostly private. |
| Wilderness: |
Yes |
| Camping on River: |
No |
| Location: |
In the Pacific Region (OR), 30 miles Southeast of Portland |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put In: Cross Revenue Bridge, the take out, and continue east on Marmot Road (paved) for about 8 miles keeping right at all main intersections. Just beyond the diversion canal from the Sandy and Bull Run Rivers, turn right onto a gravel road that leads down to the river.
Take Out: From Portland, drive east on US Highway 26 (the Mount Hood Highway) to the town of Sandy. On the east side of town turn left (north) on Ten Eyck Road toward Bull Run and Oral Hall parks. Take a sharp left at the first intersection and continue for just over a mile to Revenue Bridge. The take out is on the left shore down a steep trail. |
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