University Kayak Club
@ the University of Washington

Club Rivers

RIVER RUN GAUGE RATING*  

Class II Runs

Snoqualmie "Powerhouse" Snoqualmie II+ 1000 - 4000
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Skykomish "South Fork" Goldbar (~60%) II+ 1,000 - 5,000
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Snoqualmie "Lower Middle" Middle Fork II 800-1200 II-II+ 1200-1800
Snoqualmie "Upper Middle" Middle Fork II/II+ 1000-3000
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Snoqualmie "South Fork" South Fork II+ 300-1100
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Skykomish "Big Eddy" Goldbar II+ 1000-5000
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Green "Headworks" Corps or USGS II+ (III) 1200 - 3000
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Class III Runs

Skagit "from Goodell Creek" Newhalem II(III) 1500 - 5000 II - IV 5000+
Green "Lower Gorge" Corps or USGS III 1000-3000 III+ 3000-4000
Beckler Goldbar (~10-20%) II+/III 600-900 III 900-1500
Wenatchee Peshastin III/III+ 2500 -14,000 III+/IV- 14,000 - 20,000
Tieton "from Rimrock" Rimrock III/III+ 1000 - 2500 III+ 2500 - 3200
Skykomish River "Sunset" Goldbar III(IV+) 1500 - 5000 IV(V) 5000 - 10,000
Klikitat Pitt (~75%) III/III+ 1100-2500 III+ 2500-3900
Snoqualmie "Middle-Middle" Middle Fork III(IV) 1100 - 3000 III+(IV+) 3000 - 8000

Class IV Runs

Dosewallips "from Elkhorn campground" Visual III/IV+ 250-600  
White Salmon "BZ Section" White Salmon (~90%) III+(V-) 450 - 1700 IV (V+) 1800 - 2500
Sauk "from Whitechuck" Sauk (~50%) III+(IV) 2000 - 7500 IV(V) 7500 - 10,000
Green "Upper Gorge" (outlook) Corps or USGS IV 1000 - 3000 IV+ 3000 - 4000
Skykomish "North Fork" Goldbar (~25%) III/IV (IV+) 1000-2000 III+-IV (IV+) 2000 - 3000
Lower Rapid Goldbar (~5-10%) IV/IV+ 400-650
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Tilton Cinebar III+/IV 800-2000 IV 2000-3000


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USGS River Gauges for Washington

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Washington Levels (Welch)
American Whitewater (WA)

* Ratings from A Guide to the Whitewater Rivers of Washington, Bennett (order information). Note that ratings represent a subjective measure of the level of difficulty of a particular river. Discharge values above do not represent discrete boundary conditions but rather a suggested range. Ratings in parantheses represent a drop on the run that is of a higher level of difficulty than the rest of the rapids.