Weber, Utah, US

6. Scrambled Egg Bend to 89 (The Eggs)

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This is the classic Weber whitewater run. The Eggs are a unique boating experience indeed. The put in is, well interesting, as are the drops themselves. The run itself is short with a nice warmup drop, some boogie water, then three main ledge drops and a class 2-3 run out. It is complicated by various amounts of debris in the water. At lower flows, the run is technical. As it approaches 1500 it becomes much more pushy, sticky and challenging. A swim would result in a very long time in the water at these flows and safety is hard to set from the banks. Be aware of the dam downstream and know which channel to take--in past years, high flows ccould create near symmetric hydraulics in some of the chutes.
The Putin is directly off of I-84 westbound, about 3 miles up the canyon. If coming from the Wasatch front (or the take out), the UHP prefers that you exit at Mountain Green and re-enter the highway on the ramp rather than crossing the median immediately above the railroad trestle. When westbound, slow after you cross the bridge and turn out onto the dirt pullout, follow the unpaved road back towards the bridges. The put in is at the top of the bend with the big drops coming after crossing under the freeway. (alternatively you can get off at the rest stop going east bound and walk down to below the dam. Access here could be a problem in the future if the land becomes posted.)
The takeout is just east of where Route 89 crosses I-84. There is a fisherman's access and an old bridge. Hazard: Immediately below the old bridge is a potentially deadly diversion dam. Be aware of this and get out above it--especially at higher flows. The hydraulic that forms below has a 10-ft recirculating boil and looks deadly.

Doug Heym shared:
A few more details on the best put-in and take-out. The put-in is a picnic area next to the rest stop on I-84 going east from 89. There is a sign for the rest area, but no sign for the picnic area that is run by Utah Power. After exiting into the rest area, there is a paved road to the right that takes you the short distance to the picnic area, which is at a dam. You can put in below the dam. Parking is free and made available by Utah Power.
The take-out is also accessible from east bound I-84. It's on the south side just opposite another dam/Utah Power facility. The river, dam, and power plant are between the two lanes of the highway with no public access. But, there is a small gravel lot next to the highway on the south side. To get to the river, you go under the causeway which is next to the lot. Take-out is river left at the dam.