PDFWAC 352-60-140
Designation of whitewater rivers and river sections.
Whitewater river outfitters must comply with the provisions found in RCW 88.12.245 through 88.12.275 when operating on whitewater rivers or sections of rivers of the state as set forth in this section.
(1) As provided by RCW 88.12.265, whitewater rivers of the state include the following rivers and sections of rivers:
(a) Green River above Flaming Geyser state park;
(b) Klickitat River above the confluence with Summit Creek;
(c) Methow River below the town of Carlton;
(d) Sauk River above the town of Darrington;
(e) Skagit River above Bacon Creek;
(f) Suiattle River;
(g) Tieton River below Rimrock Dam;
(h) Skykomish River below Sunset Falls and above the Highway 2 bridge one mile east of the town of Gold Bar;
(i) Wenatchee River above the Wenatchee County park at the town of Monitor;
(j) White Salmon River.
(2) Additionally, the commission designates the following sections of rivers as having at least one class III rapid or greater, as described in the Safety Code of the American Whitewater Affiliation. River sections designated in this section are based on information published in the American Whitewater Affiliation's Nationwide Whitewater Inventory, 1990 edition:
washington river sections—class iii or greater
River | Section(s) | Miles | Class | County |
American | Hells Crossing (Victory Hall Creek) | 4.5 | IV | Yakima |
Baker | North Cascades National Park to Baker Lake | 2.7 | IV | Whatcom |
Beckler | Rapid River to mouth | 7.7 | III | King/Snohomish |
Boulder | Boulder Falls to mouth | 5.0 | III | Snohomish |
Canyon Creek | 10 mi. upstream of mouth to mouth | 10.0 | V | Snohomish |
Carbon | Fairfax Bridge to 0.5 mi. below Lily Creek | 4.0 | V | Pierce |
Cascade | Marble Creek Campground to bridge above mouth | 8.1 | V | Skagit |
Chehalis | Bridge at Fisk Falls to Pe Ell | 12.6 | III | Lewis |
Chiwawa | Huckleberry Campground to Wenatchee River | 11.0 | III | Chelan |
Cispus | F.R. 23 Bridge/Doe Creek to F.R. 28 Bridge | 11.9 | IV | Lewis |
Cispus | F.R. 28 Bridge to Cowlitz River | 17.2 | III | Lewis |
Cle Elum | Big Boulder Creek to Salmon la Sac Creek | 6.9 | IV-V | Kittitas |
Clearwater | Bridge to Confluence with White River | 4.0 | III | Pierce |
Deer Creek | Bridge at Rick Creek to mouth | 11.0 | IV | Snohomish/Skagit |
Dosewallips | Elkhorn Campground to Six Mile Bridge | 5.0 | III | Jefferson |
Duckabush | Wilderness area boundary to mouth | 7.2 | IV | Jefferson |
Dungeness | Dungeness Forks Camp hatchery | 5.1 | IV | Clallam |
Entiat | Entiat Falls to Brief | 9.0 | III | Chelan |
Finney Creek | Finney Creek Rd. Bridge to bridge at mouth | 16.5 | IV | Skagit |
Foss | Bridge 3.2 mi. upstream of mouth to mouth | 3.2 | IV | King |
Grande Ronde | Troy (OR) to Snake River at Heller Bar | 39.0 | II-III | Asotin |
Graywolf | Wilderness area to lower Graywolf River trailhead | 15.0 | IV | Clallam/Jefferson |
Hamma Hamma | 7.5 mi. above guard station to mouth/Hood Canal | 14.4 | I-III | Mason |
Hangman/Latah Creek | 3 mi. below Rattler Run Creek to California Creek | 10.0 | IV | Spokane/Whitman |
Humptulips/E. Fork | Flatbottom Creek to Boise Bridge | 16.7 | III | Grays Harbor |
Icicle Creek | Josephine Lake to Wenatchee River | 18.0 | IV-VI | Chelan |
Kalama | Elk Creek to Indian Creek | 19.0 | III | Cowlitz |
Lewis | Lower Falls to Rush Creek | 3.3 | IV | Skamania |
Lewis | Rush Creek to bridge above Swift Reservoir | 7.4 | III | Skamania |
Lost | Pasayaten Wilderness Area to mouth | 5.6 | II-V | Okanogan |
Mashel | Eatonville to bridge above mouth | 4.6 | IV | Pierce |
Miller | Confluence of E. and W. Forks to S. Fork Skykomish | 3.7 | IV | Snohomish |
Nisqually | McKenna to Tank crossing 1 mi. above Muck Creek | 7.0 | III | Thurston |
Nooksack N. Fork | Nooksack Falls to Douglas Fir Campground | 4.9 | III | Whatcom |
Nooksack N. Fork | Mt. Baker Wilderness to Nooksack Falls | 12.3 | IV | Whatcom |
Nooksack N. Fork | Douglas Fir Forest Campground to Mt. Baker Highway | |||
Mile Post 27 | 9.6 | II-III | Whatcom | |
Peshastin Creek | Confluence Trosen Creek to Wenatchee | 13.5 | III-V | Chelan |
Pilchuck Creek | Lake Creek to above falls | 5.1 | IV | Snohomish |
Pilchuck Creek | Falls to Highway 9 | 4.7 | IV | Snohomish |
Raging | I-90 to mouth | 4.0 | III-IV | King |
Rapid | Road end to mouth | 5.0 | IV | Snohomish |
Ruby and Granite Creek | Confluence with Beebe Creek to Ross Lake | 5.4 | IV | Whatcom/Skagit |
Satsop/Middle Fork | Kelly Hall Rd. to Turnow Rd. | 16.0 | III | Grays Harbor |
Sitkum | Bridge 0.2 mi. below Rainbow Creek to mouth | 2.5 | III | Clallam |
Skykomish N. | Bear Creek to mouth | 12.7 | IV | Snohomish |
Skykomish S. | Commonwealth Creek to 0.5 mi. below Boxley Creek | 4.0 | II-III | Snohomish |
Snoqualmie/Middle Fork | 2.5 mi. below Pratt River to Sallal Prairie | 8.5 | IV | King |
Snoqualmie/Middle Fork | Cripple Creek to Taylor River | 4.5 | IV | King |
Spokane | People Parks to Seven Mile Rd. | 10.8 | III | Spokane |
Stillaguamish N. | Confluence/S. Branch to bridge below Moose Creek | 8.0 | V | Snohomish |
Stillaguamish S. | Mallardy Creek to Verlot | 9.0 | III | Snohomish |
Stillaguamish S. | Verlot to Granite Falls | 12.3 | V | Snohomish |
Sultan | 1 mi. below Culmback Dam to mouth | 15.5 | IV | Snohomish |
Taylor | Bridge to mouth | 1.0 | III | King |
Tolt S. Fork | Bridge to Confluence/N. Fork Tolt | 5.9 | V | King |
Toutle | State Route 504 Bridge to Tower Rd. Bridge/Cline Creek | 9.5 | III | Cowlitz |
Twisp | Confluence N. Fork and S. Fork to mouth | 28.2 | III | Okanogan |
Tye | Carroll Creek to Confluence/Foss River and Beckler River | 3.0 | IV | King |
White | Bridge 1.5 mi. above W. Fork to Old Pond Creek | 22.1 | III | Pierce |
White Chuck | Glacier Peak Wilderness Boundary to mouth 6 mi. below bridge | 10.9 | IV | Snohomish |
Wind | Ranger Station near Stabler to High Bridge | 7.5 | V | Skamania |
Wynoochee | End of road 0.5 mi. above Falls Creek to Geisler Creek | 48.3 | II-III | Grays Harbor |