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Rapid OR Class IV

Ogre

Deschutes - 10. Sawyer Park to Tumalo State Park (OR)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Photo
Ogre
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

After a short calm stretch, the rapids build back up to class III as you approach Ogre, the biggest rapid on the Riverhouse run. Ogre can be hard to spot until you are right on top of it, but you will notice the most pronounced horizon line of the trip. Ogre can be run several different ways. The easiest is to set up center/ right, keep paddling and hold on. Ogre has a tendency to flip lots of boaters, especially at higher flows. There is a quick recovery pool, but you need to roll up quickly and move to the left for the next ledge. After a couple more class III ledges, the River calms down for a while. The rest of the run has a couple fun class III rapids, but its mostly a mellow float to the takeout from here.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
3.0 mi
Directions
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10. Sawyer Park to Tumalo State Park
Deschutes
III-IV 5.5 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater