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Take-out WA

Scanwea Reservoir Copper Creek Take-Out

Cispus - 4 - Road 28 Bridge to Scanewa Reservoir (The Lower) (WA)

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Gauge Conditions
Cispus River above Yellowjacket Creek near Randle, WA Upstream Primary
Runnable: 800.0 – 4,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Scanwea Reservoir Copper Creek Take-Out
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

A license requirement from the 1984 license directed Lewis County PUD to construct a recreational site at the head of the reservoir to serve whitewater boaters. In 2007 the PUD opened a rudimentary site but only a few scheduled weekends. After years of delay the PUD finally completed the site and it was fully opened to the public in 2023. While the site is on PUD property, accessing the site requires driving through Port Blakely lands which they can gate and close which typically only happens during extreme fire danger. The access is located on river left just downstream of where Copper Creek joins the reservoir. The site has a large parking area, porta-potties, a gravel ramp that is accessible for rafts, and a picnic shelter. It is located at USGS River Mile 1.0.

Location
Type
Take-out
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
15.6 mi
Directions
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4 - Road 28 Bridge to Scanewa Reservoir (The Lower)
Cispus
III 15.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater