Trip Report
Whitewater Packraft - Snoqualmie River (Middle Fork - Upper Middle): MF Trailhead to Concrete Bridge
Just above 1300 CFS, about the bottom limit for a fun run
Alex Bond
- Sun, Apr 13, 2025
- Whitewater Packraft - Snoqualmie River (Middle Fork - Upper Middle): MF Trailhead to Concrete Bridge
- Snoqualmie River (Middle Fork - Upper Middle): MF Trailhead to Concrete Bridge
- Packrafting
- Successful
- Road suitable for all vehicles
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Tanner gauge was 1370 CFS at 9 AM and 1280 CFS at 4 PM, so probably in the low 1300s while we were on the river.
This flow felt like about the minimum for a fun run. You could get down it lower but it wouldn't be nearly as enjoyable. We still had a few really shallow sections, especially the drop at mile 1.7ish that can be seen from the road (photo attached). 4 out of the 6 in the group had to get out and walk a bit of that part, but we had stopped on the drive up to look at it and discuss the possibility so it went pretty smoothly. The rest was quite technical, lots of avoiding barely-submerged boulders. The wave trains were quite subdued at this flow.
It was a great trip - fantastic stretch of river on a sunny day and everyone paddled well.