Whitewater Run OR Class II

Across the road from Fern Ridge Dam

Long Tom Hole

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Gauge Conditions
Long Tom River near Alvadore, OR Upstream Primary
Runnable: 700.0 – 1,500.0 CFS

This is the range where the hole appears and is playable.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Run Map
Description
A park and play spot just a hundred yards or so downstream of the Fern Ridge dam outlet into the Long Tom River. Park at the Army Corps Kirk Park trailhead and either put-in directly or walk 50 yards downstream until you see the obvious hole/wave created by a man-made weir structure. It is surfable down to 700-800 cfs if you just want to practice side surfing and spins, but if you want to do loops and cartwheels, etc 1,000-1,400 is the ticket.  Then above 1500 cfs it stops being retentive but can still be front surfed at 1750. Detailed flow ranges and info is available here: Trip Report from Wheels and Water.
Difficulty
Class II
Length
0.0 mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
44.1230, -123.3000
Take-out
0.0000, 0.0000
Shuttle Info
From Eugene, head west on Highway 99 and turn onto Clear Lake road. Follow the road passed the airport and the Alvadore turn in the road. As you approach the reservoir and dam you will see a wetlands on the right. Once you see the outflow of the dam itself look for a park on the right owned by the Army Corps of Engineers. Park there and suit up!
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater