White Salmon, Washington, US

2 - Warner Road Bridge to Green Truss Bridge (Farmlands)

Usual Difficulty	IV-V (for normal flows)
Length	5.1 Miles
Avg. Gradient	60 fpm

Lava Dam

Lava Dam
Photo of David Chatham by Brian Vogt taken 02.19.2005

River Description

Dramatic gorge with numerous ledge drops that rate class IV-V

check out the Farmlands section of the White Salmon page on Jason Rackley's site

additional information in: Bennett, J. and T. Bennett. 1997. A guide to the whitewater rivers of Washington, second edition. Swiftwater Publishing. Portland, OR.

lat/long are approximate

StreamTeam Status: Not Verified

Last Updated: 2009-05-12 19:52:53

Editors

Putin

Detail Trip Report  Putin  Farmlands, WA(108.00KB .jpeg)

Dr. Nick scouts Lava Falls

Detail Trip Report  Dr. Nick scouts Lava Falls  White Salmon, WA(1.48MB .jpeg)

Takeout drop

Detail Trip Report  Takeout drop  Farmlands, WA(73.60KB .jpeg)

Lower canyon

Detail Trip Report  Lower canyon  Farmlands, WA(59.39KB .jpeg)

Drop below Offramp

Detail Trip Report  Drop below Offramp  Farmlands, WA(79.71KB .jpeg)

Offramp

Detail Trip Report  Offramp  Farmlands, WA(1.13MB .wmv)

Lava Dam

Detail Trip Report  Lava Dam  Farmlands, WA(1.42MB .wmv)

Sidewinder

Detail Trip Report  Sidewinder  Farmlands, WA(1.19MB .wmv)

Lava Dam

Detail Trip Report  Lava Dam  Farmlands, WA(78.73KB .jpeg)

Canyon drop

Detail Trip Report  Canyon drop  Farmlands, WA(58.01KB .jpeg)

Sidewinder

Detail Trip Report  Sidewinder  Farmlands, WA(68.38KB .jpeg)

First drop

Detail Trip Report  First drop  Farmlands, WA(77.75KB .jpeg)

Little Lava

Detail Trip Report  Little Lava  White Salmon, WA(1.57MB .jpeg)

Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The closest real-time gauge is White Salmon at Underwood. Many paddlers, however, go by the staff gauge at Husum and paddle this section at a minimum of 3' (it gets harder and less fun with lower flows as more rocks become exposed and a couple drops get too bony). An estimate of this gauge based on correlation to the Underwood gauge can be found on Pat Welch's site. For reference, a flow of 3' corresponds to approximately 1150 cfs on the Underwood gauge. While these estimates are useful for planning, the decision to paddle should be based on personal inspection of the flow.

Report - Reports of White Salmon 2 - Warner Road Bridge to Green Truss Bridge (Farmlands) and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

REACH:White Salmon

When	River/Gauge	Subject	Level	Reporter
	White Salmon [WA]	Little Lava	Low Water	MICHAEL HORNER
	Farmlands [WA]	First drop	n/a	n/a
	Farmlands [WA]	Takeout drop	n/a	n/a
	Farmlands [WA]	Putin	n/a	n/a
3y193d04h11m	White Salmon [WA]	Dr. Nick scouts Lava Falls	low	John Alden

News

Senator Cantwell (D-WA) Moves for Wild and Scenic on Upper White Salmon

Extending Wild and Scenic River Status on the White Salmon River (WA)

Help Acquire & Conserve White Salmon Riverfront (WA), update

Condit Dam (White Salmon River WA) Removal Agreement

Journal Archive Articles

Historic Condit Dam Removal Agreement Signed : Vision of a Free Flowing White Salmon River

User Comments

2011-07-10 11:31:36 (215 days ago) T4eresa (153294) There's new subsurface wood in the outflow of Off Ramp as of 7/9/11. Just a couple of twigs are above the surface at 3.6, and it look like a fir or hemlock. It looks and feels as if there is a larger stem sticking into the left bank where the current is. There's hearsay that someone was stuck on it, but I haven't heard from anyone who has actually seen a pin.

2008-10-06 01:19:30 (1223 days ago) Kurtis PerkinsDetails As of 10/5/08 there is a log in the left side of the little island drop after Off Ramp. The way this is wedged in there, it probably won't move in high water and may become submerged and hard to see. With this log the left side is unrunnable.

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 2 - Warner Road Bridge to Green Truss Bridge (Farmlands), White Salmon Washington, US (mobile)