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Rapid OR Class IV+

Drainhole Rapid

Sandy - 3. Marmot Dam site to Revenue Bridge (OR)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 400.0 – 5,000.0 CFS
Photo
Drainhole Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This dangerous class IV rapid has a nasty undercut on the left that is harder to avoid at low water.  To the right of this undercut is a line of large boulders forming narrow slots across the width of thc channel that collect wood.  The water accelerates down a steep ramp toward the undercut and the goal is to hit the eddy on the right at the bottom of the ramp. The farthest right slot around the line of boulders at the bottom is largest and most often run.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV+
Mile Marker
4.9 mi
Directions
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3. Marmot Dam site to Revenue Bridge
Sandy
III-IV 6.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater