Yakima River Runners

06/09/2025

Chelan County is going to be putting logs in the Chiwawa River. They are doing a survey about this. If you have run the Chiwawa River please take the survey.

We're collecting input from anyone who’s spent time on any section of the Lower Chiwawa River -

08/21/2023

Spoke with the Bureau of Reclamation. They anticipate holding the Tieton at about 700 for the next week and a half then ramping it up over the last few days of the month. Labor Day weekend is like to be 1000 to 1500. Flows in September will be 1600 or higher. This is a lean water year, so flows may not be as high as they have been some years. They emphasized that they don't have a crystal ball and things might change a bit, but it appears there will still be plenty of water for river running. Here is the news release:

Bureau of Reclamation

08/17/2023

Tieton is up to 950 this morning. Looks like it will be a good weekend

08/14/2023

The Tieton River is up to 750 cfs a nice runnable level to waffle wall. Come on over to boat..

10/14/2022

General Meeting and Cookout

Yakima River Runners general meeting and cookout on Saturday October 29 starting at 4 PM in Selah area. Host does not want to post address on Facebook so message this site to get location.

All members and boaters in the area are welcome to attend.
Meeting will cover elections, (the president is stepping down), pool practices and other items. Bring dues $25 per household.

The host will smoke chickens and a provide a cobbler fruit dessert. Bring beverages and a side dish. Will have a fire pit to hang out around.

09/20/2022

Sultan Release September 25th: https://www.snopud.com/community-environment/outdoor-fun/whitewater-boating/?fbclid=IwAR1fVS2Kr_mg2j3gtV2VqUuFw9lZht_5e-R-N6iI4zh77VXIhlhb2BmMO90

Our license to operate the Jackson Hydro Project includes a provision to provide an average of three opportunities for whitewater boating per year.

08/25/2022

An update on Tieton flows from the Yakima Herald: "Flows out of Rimrock will increase to the 1,000-1,800 cubic feet per second range by Labor Day weekend and 1,700-2,400 cfs by mid-September, depending on irrigation demands and weather conditions"

Good news for salmon and rafters: it’s flip-flop time in the Yakima River Basin. The annual operation to help spawning and incubation of chinook salmon eggs and improve water storage

07/09/2022

Tieton release -- Bureau of Rec called - they're increasing the release out of Rimrock starting tonight with a target flow of 1,800. They plan to hold that flow for 3-4 days. See you on the river

04/20/2022

It looks like boating season has sprung. The Tieton came up to 1,300 yesterday and the Naches near Cliffdell is at 1,200 this morning. Hopefully, the American and South Forks aren't too far behind.

02/04/2022

Time to start preparing for spring? ... WetPlanet has Swift Water Rescue class openings:

Courses begin at 9:00am and are based at our Husum, Washington location. Available dates for 2022:
May 7-8
June 11-12
September 10-11
This 2-day course costs $285 + tax/person

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