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Description

This is a good beginner training run with a couple of fun rapids and plenty of places to practice eddy turns and ferries. Logistics The put-in is located on the downstream river left side of the Hwy 11 Bridge on the east side of town. Park at the baseball fields and walk up the levee trail to access the river. For the take-out head downstream through town to the Pendleton Roundup Grounds. Roy Raley Park is along the river here just downstream of the 10th St Bridge. Access the river off the levee trail on river left. This trail parallels the run. A better flow gauge for this section is the Umatilla at W Reservation Bndr Nr Pendleton at https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/14020850/#parameterCode=00060&period=P7D The flow in the lower Umatilla is effected by several diversions and the addition of water from McKay resevoir below this section.