Yakima River Runners

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:

Newsroom | Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation

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

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

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.

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

Whitewater Boating - Snohomish County PUD Our license to operate the Jackson Hydro Project includes a provision to provide an average of three opportunities for whitewater boating per year.

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" https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/flip-flop-begins-in-late-august-in-yakima-river-basin/article_a9593614-23cd-11ed-8265-dbcc3eabb322.html

Flip-flop begins in late August in Yakima River Basin 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

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