BETA
1.3 miles (we did 3 miles)
1.3 miles (we did 3 miles)
Stream: A tiny, woody stream near Eugene. From a bridge about 3.5 miles upstream of the Fall Creek confluence, to about 1.5 miles above Fall Creek, the North Fork is a mess of downed trees. There were a few bedrock slides to pick off and some boulder smashing but mostly just carrying boats down the middle of the creek over, around, under, and through logs. It took Ben and I 4 hours to go the 2 miles.
About 1.5 miles above the Falls Creek confluence the North Fork of Falls Creek picks up a bit of volume from a tributary and there are a handful of wood portages from there down. There are also a couple runnable ten foot waterfalls and some other class III and IV bedrock rapids.
Once on Fall Creek it's 1.5 miles of fast moving class I-II down to the take out bridge. If the reservoir is low, there are a couple bonus class III's.
Flows: Ben and I were there January 22, 2019. This was an ideal flow for rock boats. The last 1.5 miles could have handled more water, but the upper reaches would have been sketchy. Below are a couple gauges in the area.
We had 5.5'-6' on the Fall Creek above North Fork gauge
Access:
Our Put in: 43.9883, -122.5971
Better put in: 43.9864, -122.6262
Take out: 43.9727, -122.6607
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