Kalama  —  3. Lower Kalama Falls to Red Barn™ ©
Class III-IV 2.5Miles Play Rating (1-10): 4 River Mapplet		GPS/GIS Maps Put In Longitude : -122.73130 Putin Put In Latitude : 46.0182991 Take Out Longitude : -122.76750 Take Out Take Out Latitude : 46.0396004 County : Cowlitz Shuttle

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Minimum Recomended Level:  800 cfs     Maximum Recomended Level:  6000 cfs

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   Run Description

I am surprised that there is no information on this run. Well, here is some "beta"

Ran it twice (April 14th & April 15th 2013) at flows of 3800cfs and 3600cfs on the Toutle River gauge (http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?14242580) which I understand is the best proxy for this river

Some locals we boated with on the first day said that this run is good from "high" water (6000cfs+) down to summer flows in July and sometimes even August as the river channelizes well. I seem to recall that they said they run it down to 800cfs and lower.

Very enjoyable Class III / IV run. Two rapids stand out. The first, is within 2/3 miles (??) of the put-in. It's a longish 'read and run' where the river makes an S turn. It was pretty much just left of center all the way down, dodging or punching holes. This rapid is likely to be a lot of "fun" (assuming a warped sense of fun?) at high flows...

The second was a bit further down and I remember it being a steeper, shorter rapid

There are plenty of Class III drops along the way but the last mile or so before the "red bar" take, the river becomes a mellow float


PTM's take on the run:

If you are looking for a quick hit like 10 minutes off of I-5, this is a good run. The shuttle takes like 3 minutes, and the run is about 3 miles long. there are rumors of decent surf waves, but i think we hit the run on the low side of the flows.
There were probably 3 notable drops, all of them with obvious horizon lines and easily scouted if desired. some nice boulders to boof off of, and some fun moves to make. easy to take a class 3 line down it, and possible to make harder more technical moves.

overall, i will be hitting this run more often during commuting from portland north.

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