Whitewater Run AK Class II+

Upper gravel bar to Copper river

Tasnuna

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Gauge Conditions
Cascade Creek near Valdez AK Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 13.5 miles away on Tasnuna. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Jack Hession and Andy Embick Gradient from Embick's book. Embick recommends continuing down the Copper River for almost 60 miles to Flag Point Bridge. He also warns of an unrunnable canyon near the glacier, and recommends putting in at 900 ft elevation.
Difficulty
Class II+
Length
23.0 mi
Gradient
29 ft/mi
max 100
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
61.0491, -145.2880
Take-out
60.9947, -144.8194
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