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Description

This is a great short stretch for novices with plenty of class II rapids. There is one rapid which could be considered a class III-; 'Radio Tower' which can be scouted with some walking on river left or right by novice paddlers running it for the first time. After Jackson Love bridge the river flattens out for a couple wide-flat miles before a couple small rapids just above Pyranha. 'Radio Wave' aka 'Radio Tower' named for obvious reasons, washes out at higher flows. Otherwise, the line is pretty straightforward, line up just right or left of center for the main wave/drop at the end of a shallow shoal section. The main danger here is the shallowness of the entrance to the rapid. Excellent recovery eddy on river left after Radio Tower. At flows above about 2700 cfs, a really fun, extremely fast, exploding wave develops just at the takeout at Jackson Love Bridge.