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Rapid WA

Proposed Upper Chehalis Dam

Chehalis - 1 - West Fork to Pe Ell · WA

American Whitewater 46.5435, -123.2973

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Gauge Conditions
Chehalis River near Doty, WA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 500.0 – 3,500.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Proposed Upper Chehalis Dam
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

In Feb 2009 Lewis County PUD released a draft study for a water retention facility and hydropower project with a dam that would innundate a 9.6 mile portion of this run. Various iterations of this proposed dam have continued to persist.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
11.8 mi
Directions
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1 - West Fork to Pe Ell
Chehalis
III-IV 13.8 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater