Little Bull Falls

Scout this drop before running!  The last 70 feet is a boulder-lined channel leftover from the logging era that diverts most of the flow down the falls side of the island. This mini-gorge results in little to no option once committed.  The falls is a short, somewhat horse-shoe shaped ledge.  It can form a quite aggressive hole at moderate-to-high flows and should be run by groups of experienced whitewater boaters with spotters and throw ropes ready.

This gets REAL retentive! It is NOT recommended as a playspot because of a submerged, cross-river, flow-stopping bedrock wall, 10-feet downriver from the drop (Photos Tab: Little Bull Falls @30 CFS #888780).  This hidden feature pushes almost the entire outflow from the hole from left to right.  Just above the drop, deflected current is running right to left.  This combo of opposing tail-push and bow-push tends to spin boats broadside in the hole. Exit the hole with the current to river-right.  Contrary to the prior desription on this page, it is not possible to touch bottom and stand up in the hole (I have tried at low water).  Rescue rope extraction from the hole (by experienced paddlers) has occasionally proved to be difficult, nearly fatal!