River runs

Washington river runs

Live streamflow, whitewater class, and length for every paddleable section in Washington with a named USGS gauge. Built for kayakers, rafters, and canoeists.

Runs in Washington
213
Class range
I–V
Across the U.S.
331
Updated
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River runs
Washington state offers a plethora of exciting whitewater and kayaking opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts. One popular destination is the Skykomish River, known for its Class III and IV rapids that provide a thrilling adventure for experienced paddlers. The best time to tackle the Skykomish is typically during the spring and early summer when streamflow levels are higher, creating challenging conditions for an exhilarating ride. Other notable rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking in Washington include the Wenatchee River, Tieton River, and the White Salmon River, each offering unique experiences for paddlers of all skill levels.

When embarking on a whitewater adventure in Washington, it is crucial to check streamflow levels and weather conditions beforehand to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. It is also recommended to have the necessary gear, including a helmet, life jacket, and appropriate clothing for the cold water temperatures. Additionally, it is wise to paddle with a group and have knowledge of the river's features and potential hazards to navigate the rapids effectively. With its stunning scenery and diverse river options, Washington is a prime destination for whitewater and kayaking enthusiasts looking for an adrenaline-pumping experience in the Pacific Northwest.
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Washington river runs

Every paddleable section in Washington keyed to a named USGS gauge. Sortable, quickly filterable. Tap any one for current discharge and the gauge it reports off.

213 entries
River run Streamflow Class
Begins Upstream Of The Diversion Dam (Rm 1) To Confluence With Skagit River 3,480 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Upper Goodell Campground (Rm 0.5) 963 cfs III-IV
Begins Below Gorge Powerhouse To Ross Lake National Recreation Area Boundary 3,480 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Ends Upstream Of The Diversion Dam (Rm 1) 238 cfs III-IV
Upper Goodell Campground (Rm 0.5) To Confluence With Skagit River 3,480 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To U.S./Canadian Border 669 cfs ·
Headwaters To Mouth At Diablo Lake 837 cfs III-V
Headwaters To Confluence With Thunder Creek 325 cfs III-V
Ross Lake National Recreation Area Boundary To Slack Water Of Ross Lake 963 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To North Cascades National Park Boundary 669 cfs III-IV
Begins 1/4 Mile Upstream From Confluence With Stehekin River To Confluence With Stehekin River 1,440 cfs ·
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River 1,440 cfs ·
Begins 1/4 Mile South Of Box Canyon To Southern Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park 969 cfs ·
Headwaters On The Southeast Flank Of Mount Rainier At An Elevation Of 5500 Ft To Confluence With Chinook Creek 969 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Chinook Creek To Southern Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park 969 cfs ·
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Including Hilgard Creek And Sable Creek To Ends 1/2 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River 1,440 cfs ·
Begins 1/2 Mile Upstream From Confluence With Stehekin River To Confluence With Stehekin River 1,440 cfs ·
Headwaters And Includes Tributaries To Confluence With Stehekin River 837 cfs ·
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Including North Fork Rainbow Creek, Bowan Creek, And Bench Creek To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River 1,440 cfs ·
High Bridge Campground To Lake Chelan 1,440 cfs III
Headwaters To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River 1,440 cfs ·
Headwaters Of 12 Unnamed Tributaries Between High Bridge Campground And Lake Chelan To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River 1,440 cfs ·
Begins 1/4 Mile Upstream Of 12 Unnamed Tributaries Between High Bridge Campground And Lake Chelan From Confluence With Stehekin River To Confluence With Stehekin River 1,440 cfs ·
Headwaters In The Mystic Lake Basin On The North Side Of Mount Rainier To Northern Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park 2,550 cfs III-IV
Headwaters At Sutherland Lake To Confluence With Elwha River 406 cfs IV-V
Headwaters At Sutherland Lake And Includes Only The Tributaries Of Indian Creek To Confluence With Indian Creek 406 cfs III-IV
1.4 Miles Upstream From Confluence With Elwha River To Confluence With Elwha River 406 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Quinault River 60 cfs III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Gray Wolf River 141 cfs IV-V
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With West Fork Dosewallips River 60 cfs ·
Downstream Waters Of Ozette Lake To Mouth At Pacific Ocean And Does Not Include Portion Within Ozette Indian Reservation (Rm 0.7 To Rm 17 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Skokomish River 60 cfs III-V
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries And Excludes Flapjack Lakes To Confluence With North Fork Skokomish River 60 cfs III-IV
Headwaters At The Terminus Of The Ingraham Glacier To Ends 1/4 Mile North Of Box Canyon 969 cfs ·
Begins 1/4 Mile North Of Box Canyon To Ends 1/4 Mile South Of Box Canyon 969 cfs ·
Headwaters On The Nw Slope Of Mount Rainier At Carbon Glacier To Confluence With Ipsut Creek 2,550 cfs IV-V
Confluence With Ipsut Creek To Western Boundary Of Mount Rainier National Park 2,550 cfs III-IV
Headwaters At 5700 Ft In The Royal Basin And Includes All Tributaries Within The Park To Eastern Boundary Of Olympic National Forest 28 cfs III-IV
Headwaters At About 6000 Ft. In Basins On The North Side Of Gray Wolf Pass And Includes All Tributaries Within The Park To Eastern Boundary Of Olympic National Forest 141 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Elwha River 60 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries Within Park To Confluence With North Fork Skokomish River 60 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries Within Park To Olympic National Park Boundary 60 cfs V-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Skokomish River 60 cfs II-IV
Headwaters To Southern Boundary Of Olympic National Park 60 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With North Fork Skokomish River 60 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries And Excludes Scout Lake And Hagen Lake To Confluence With Duckabush River 60 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Duckabush River 68 cfs ·
Headwaters To Eastern Boundary Of Olympic National Park 60 cfs IV-III
Begin At Headwaters To Confluence With Duckabush River 60 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Dosewallips River 28 cfs ·
Confluence With Station Creek To Eastern Boundary Of Olympic National Park 68 cfs III
Headwaters Includes All Tributaries (Upstream From Station Creek) To Confluence With Dosewallips River 68 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Gray Wolf River 141 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Bogachiel River 606 cfs IV-V+
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Within Park To Confluence With Bogachiel River 606 cfs II-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Brush Creek 606 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Bogachiel River 606 cfs III
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Sunday Creek 606 cfs III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Hoh River 606 cfs III
End Of Upper Hoh Road And Beginning Of Hoh River Trail. To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park 606 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Unnamed Tributary 606 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Twin Creek 606 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Graves Creek 60 cfs IV-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Quinault River 60 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Mcalester Creek 1,440 cfs III
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Bridge Creek 1,440 cfs III-IV
Boundary Of The North Cascades National Park To Ends 1/4 Mile Upstream Of The Confluence With The Stehekin River 325 cfs ·
Headwaters To End Of Graves Creek Road And Confluence With Graves Creek 60 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Upstream From Graves Creek Road And Confluence With Graves Creek To Confluence With Quinault River 210 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Grizzly Creek 325 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With South Fork Agnes Creek 1,440 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Agnes Creek 1,440 cfs III-IV
End Of Graves Creek Road And Confluence With Graves Creek To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park 210 cfs III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With North Fork Bridge Creek 325 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Upstream From North Fork Quinault Road To Confluence With North Fork Quinault River 210 cfs IV-V
End Of North Fork Quinault Road To Confluence With The Main Branch Quinault River 210 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Main Branch Kimta Creek 517 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Queets River 517 cfs III-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Unnamed Tributaries 517 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries Downstream From The End Of Graves Creek Road And Confluence With Graves Creek To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park 210 cfs III-IV
Headwaters At 2800 Ft To Western Boundary Of Olympic National Park 606 cfs II-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With South Fork Calawah River 606 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries In Wenatchee National Forest To Confluence With Bridge Creek 325 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With South Fork Hoh River 517 cfs IV-V
Headwaters And Includes All Tributaries To Confluence With Boulder Creek 1,440 cfs II-IV
The Confluence With The Grande Ronde River To Ends In The Slack Water Of The Lower Granite Reservoir, Located One Half Mile Above The Town Of Asotin, Washington 17,800 cfs III-II
Confluence Of North And South Forks Of Twisp River To Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary 133 cfs III-IV
Confluence Of Tye And Foss Rivers To Gold Bar 850 cfs V-IV
Quartz Road To Confluence With Middle Fork Snoqualmie River 249 cfs III-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Quartz Creek Road 249 cfs III-IV
Outlet Of Snoqualmie Lake To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary 7 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Taylor River To Confluence With North Fork Snoqualmie River 182 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Nw1/4 Of Sec 12, T24n, R13e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary 281 cfs ·
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 29, T24n, R13e To Confluence With Cle Elum River 281 cfs ·
Confluence With Ranier Fork To Confluence With Bumping River 67 cfs IV
Headwaters At American Lake To Confluence With Ranier Fork 67 cfs III-IV
Straight Creek To Confluence With Lewis River 158 cfs III
Confluence With Rampart Creek To Pasayten Wilderness Boundary 325 cfs III-IV
Pasayten Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Methow River 325 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Sec 28, T9n, R5e To Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary 140 cfs ·
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 23, T37n, R7e To Confluence With Soufh Fork Nooksack River 151 cfs ·
Headwaters To Confluence With Bell Creek 151 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Brush Creek To Private Land Boundary Near Lost River In Nw1/4 Of Sec 5, T36n, R19e 325 cfs ·
Outlet Of Lake Wenatchee To Wenatchee Nf Boundary 1,400 cfs III-IV
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Wenatchee River 1,170 cfs IV+
Wagner Bridge To Confluence With Middle Fork Snoqualmie River 182 cfs ·
Huckleberry Creek To Confluence With Clearwater River 2,550 cfs III-IV
Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf/Mt. Ranier Np Boundary At North Section Line Of Sec 3, T17 N, R10e To Confluence With Huckleberry Creek 55 cfs ·
Brothers Wilderness Boundary To Olympic Nf Boundary 68 cfs III
Olympic Nf/Olympic Np Bounary To Brothers Wilderness Boundary 68 cfs ·
Usfs Road 2870 Bridge To Confluence With Dungeness River 141 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 18, T9n, R9e To Confluence With Straight Creek 158 cfs ·
Middle Of Sec 19, T8n, R7e To Confluence With Muddy River In Se1/4 Of Sec 1, T7n, R6e 158 cfs ·
Trail 80 Crossing In Nw1/4 Of Sec 28, T9n, R5e To Middle Of Sec 19 T8n, R7e 158 cfs ·
Confluence With Smith Creek To Confluence With Lewis River 158 cfs III
(Upper Muddy Segment) Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 10, T8n, R5e To Conflence With Smith Creek 158 cfs ·
(Smith Creek Segment) Headwaters In Se 1/4 Of Sec 3, T8n, R5e To Confluence With Muddy River 158 cfs ·
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 36,T31n, R15e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary 1,440 cfs ·
Nooksack Falls Diversion Dam To Nooksack Falls Power Plant 669 cfs III-IV
Mt. Baker Wilderness Boundary To Nooksack Falls Diversion Dam 669 cfs ·
Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf/North Cascades Np To Mt. Baker Wilderness Boundary 669 cfs ·
Bell Creek To Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf Boundary 238 cfs III-IV
Point On Range Line To Ruby Creek 963 cfs III-IV
Pasayten Wilderness Boundary To Point On Range Line Between Sec 12, R14e And Sec 17, R16e 963 cfs II-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To City Of Leavenworth Water Intake In Se1/4 Of Sec 28, T24n, R17e 281 cfs ·
Headwaters At Josephine Lake To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary 281 cfs III-IV
Point At East Section Line Of Sec 13, T28n, R15e To Lake Wenatchee 325 cfs III-IV
Olympic Nf/Olympic Np Boundary To Usfs Road 2870 Bridge 141 cfs ·
Sleepy Hollow Creek To Olympic Nf Boundary 141 cfs III-IV
Silver Creek To Sleepy Hollow Creek 141 cfs ·
Forest Road 2860 Bridge To Silver Creek 141 cfs III-IV
Confluence Of Milk Creek And Heather Creeks To Forest Road 2860 Bridge 141 cfs III-IV
Nw1/4 Of Sec 9, T5n, R6e To Ne1/4 Of Sec 6, T5n, R5e 54 cfs ·
Headwaters In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 8, T4n, R6e To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary 94 cfs ·
Junction Of Muddy And Clear Forks Cowlitz To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary 969 cfs III-IV
Goat Rocks Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Muddy Fork Cowlitz River 969 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 9, T14n, R11e To Goat Rocks Wilderness Boundary 969 cfs ·
Mt. Ranier Np/Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary To Confluence With Clear Fork Cowlitz River 969 cfs ·
Tatoosh Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Clear Fork Cowlitz River 969 cfs V
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To A Point Approximately 0.5 Mile Above The Tall Timbers Range At East Section Line Of Sec 13, T28n, R15e 325 cfs III-IV
Swamp Creek To Ruby Creek 325 cfs III-IV
Confluence Of Canyon And Granite Creeks To Ross Lake National Recreation Area Boundary 963 cfs III-IV
South Section Line Of Sec 24, T36n, R10e To Confluence With Skagit River 4,010 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 36, T37n, R9e To South Section Line Of Sec 24, T36n, R10e 238 cfs ·
Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nf/North Cascades Np Boundary To Baker Lake 229 cfs ·
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 5, T29n, R14e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary 325 cfs ·
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With White River 325 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 21, T30n, R15e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary And Including Twin Lakes Creek In Secs 16/17, T28n, R16e 325 cfs ·
Private Land Boundary To Head Of Lake Cle Elum Reservoir 67 cfs III-IV
Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary To Tatoosh Wilderness Boundary 969 cfs III-IV
Nw1/4 Of Sec 21, T11n, R8e To Confluence With Cispus River 423 cfs ·
Road 2809 Bridge Crossing In Sw1/4 Of Sec 8, T10n, R8e To Nw1/4 Of Sec 21, T11n, R8e 423 cfs ·
Goat Rocks Wilderness Bounday To Cowlitz Falls Ferc Project Boundary In Ne1/4 Of Nw1/4 Of Sec 4, T11n, R6e 2,220 cfs ·
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 27, T12n, R11e To Goat Rocks Wilderness Boundary 969 cfs ·
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary To Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Boundary In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 32, T11n, R5e 2,220 cfs ·
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary To To Point River Reenters Mshnvm In Se 1/4 Of Sec 11, T10n, R5e 2,220 cfs ·
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 31, T10n, R6e To Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Boundary 2,220 cfs ·
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Private Land Boundary At North Section Line Of Sec 3, T23n, R14e 281 cfs III-IV
Pasayten Wilderness Boundary To Okanogan Nf Boundary 325 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Tungsten Creek To Pasayten Wilderness Boundary 11 cfs ·
Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary To Okanogan Nf Boundary 133 cfs III+-IV
Confluence Of South Fork Wolf Creek To Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary 133 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Nw 1/4 Of Sec 30, T29n, R14e To End Of Usfs Road 63 In Nw1/4 Of Sec 10, T28n, R12e 16 cfs ·
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Sauk River 369 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Nw1/4 Of Sec 6, T29n, R14e To Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary 369 cfs ·
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 7, T31n, R9e To Boulder River Wilderness Boundary 321 cfs ·
Ne1/4 Of Sec 13, T40n, R46e To Nw1/4 Of Sec 5, T40n, R46e 114,000 cfs ·
Canyon Creek To Confluence With North Fork Stillaguamish River 321 cfs V-IV
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 14, T29n, R10e To Confluence With Canyon Creek 321 cfs ·
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 13, T28n, R12e To Bridge In Sec 21, T28n, R12e 16 cfs ·
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 13, T6n, R7e To Hemlock Road Bridge In Nw1/4 Of Sec 26, T4n, R7e 552 cfs ·
Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary To Maximum Pool Of Swift Reservoir In Nw1/4 Of Sec 35, T7n, R6e 288 cfs ·
Mt. Adams Wilderness Boundary To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary 158 cfs III-V
Headwaters In Ne1/4 Of Sec 35, T9n, R10e To Mt. Adams Wilderness Boundary 82 cfs ·
West Fork Pasayten From Holman Creek To Confluence With Middle Fork Pasayten 11 cfs III-IV
Private Land Boundary To Okanogan Nf Boundary 325 cfs III
Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary To Private Land Boundary Near Lime Creek In Se1/4 Of Sec 18, T33n, R20e 169 cfs ·
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With West Fork Miller River 7 cfs III-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Tye River 281 cfs IV
Headwaters At Outlet Of Trico Lake In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 5 T24n, R14e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary 7 cfs ·
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With West Fork Foss River 7 cfs II-III
Headwaters In Sw 1/4 Of Sec 11, T24n, R13e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary 7 cfs ·
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With East Fork Foss River 7 cfs III-IV
Outlet Of Delta Lake To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary 7 cfs III-IV
Confluence Of East And West Forks Of Foss River To Confluence With Tye River 7 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Se 1/4 Of Sec 14, T26n, R13e To Confluence With Foss River 7 cfs ·
Lake Dorothy To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary 7 cfs III-IV
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With East Fork Miller River 7 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 31, T24 1/2n, R11e To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary 7 cfs ·
Confluence Of East And West Forks Of Miller River To Confluence With South Fork Skykomish River 7 cfs III-IV
Headwaters At Outlet Of Blanca Lake To Usfs Road 63 16 cfs IV+
Confluence With Troublesome Creek To Confluence With South Fork Skykomish River 850 cfs III
End Of Usfs Road 63 To Confluence With Troublesome Creek 16 cfs III-V
Headwaters In Sw1/4 Of Sec 19, T29n, R14e To Boundary Of The North Fork Sauk Portion Of Skagit Wsr 369 cfs ·
Hemlock Road Bridge To Gifford Pinchot Nf Boundary 552 cfs III-V
Bridge To Confluence With North Fork Skykomish River 16 cfs III-IV
Summit Creek To Mouth Of Little Klickitat 791 cfs ·
Headwaters In Se1/4 Of Sec 25, T31n, R16e To Glacier Peak Wilderness 1,440 cfs ·
Glacier Peak Wilderness To Cottonwood Trailhead In Sw1/4 Of Sec 7, T28n,R19e 325 cfs ·
Cottonwood Trailhead To Private Land Boundary In Ne1/4 Of Sec 29, T28n, R19e 325 cfs ·
Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Skagit River 2,390 cfs V+
Usfs Road 63 To Confluence With North Fork Skykomish River 16 cfs III
Similkameen River Segment 1 1,790 cfs III-IV
Snake River 4.01 18,700 cfs III-IV
Yakima River Segment 1 3,160 cfs II-III
Douglas Creek 186 cfs III-IV
Rock Creek (Adams And Whitman Counties) 86 cfs III-IV
Wilson Creek · IV-V
Yakima River Segment 2 3,160 cfs II-III
Salmon Creek 1,080 cfs IV-V
Klickitat River 1,100 cfs II-IV
Similkameen River Segment 2 164 cfs ·
Grande Ronde River (Lower) 18,700 cfs II-III
River runs FAQ

About Washington river runs

What does whitewater class mean?

The international whitewater scale (Class I–VI) rates a river's difficulty. I is moving water with riffles. II is straightforward rapids with clear channels. III requires complex maneuvers in fast water. IV is intense, powerful but predictable rapids requiring decisive boat handling. V is extremely long, obstructed, or violent rapids with significant hazard. VI is considered impossible to run.

Where does the Washington streamflow data come from?

USGS streamgauges. Each Washington paddle run is keyed to a specific gauge that paddlers and outfitters have agreed represents flow on that section. Gauges report every 15 minutes; we re-pull throughout the day.

What's a runnable level?

Run-specific. A creek that's classic at 200 cfs might be too low at 100 and dangerously flooded at 1,000. Always cross-reference with a guidebook or a Washington paddling club for the run's accepted gauge ranges before launching.

Can I get an alert when a run hits prime flow?

Yes. Save any paddle run as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a flow window (e.g. "alert me between 800 and 1,500 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses into range. Free with a Snoflo account.

Is this a substitute for local guidebooks and trip leaders?

No. Snoflo is informational. Always carry appropriate skills, gear, and a sober assessment of the day's flow. For high-consequence runs (Class IV+), paddle with people who know the run and never solo. American Whitewater is the authoritative source for U.S. river information.

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