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Access Site WA

Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park

Yakima River • Bull Ditch • Fogarty Ditch • Manastash Creek • Mercer Creek

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: Ellensburg, WA
County: Kittitas
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 46.97827900, -120.56727400
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Yakima River at Umtanum, WA Same River 9 mi away
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Yakima River above Ahtanum Creek at Union Gap, WA Same River 31 mi away
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Swauk Creek at Highway 10 near Thorp, WA 12.9 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
I-II Put-in Yakima River - Ellensburg to Roza Dam
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Current Conditions
Whitewater Runs on Yakima River
3 runs
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
I-II Put-in at this location Ellensburg to Roza Dam
24.0 mi
I-II Downstream from here (17.3 mi to put-in) Roza to Columbia River
130.0 mi
II Upstream from here (8.9 mi from take-out) Confluence with Teanaway River to Thorp
16.0 mi 14 ft/mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Rinehart City Park Ramp Put-in is a whitewater access point on the Yakima River located in Ellensburg within Kittitas County. This put-in serves as a starting point for paddlers looking to run whitewater sections of the Yakima River in the Ellensburg area. The site benefits from being situated in a city park setting, which typically offers basic facilities and parking access for boaters. Paddlers using this access point should be familiar with current conditions on the Yakima River, as water levels and flow rates can vary seasonally and after heavy precipitation.
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