Wash. Admin. Code § 352-60-140

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024

Section 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

Wash. Admin. Code § 352-60-140

Statutory Authority: RCW 88.12.279 and 43.51.400. 98-07-022, § 352-60-140, filed 3/10/98, effective 4/10/98.