Conditions:Eagle Creek-20250603222257
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Latest: |
2 Jun 2025 (4 days ago) |
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| Reported by: | Rernst86 (88 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Great |
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| Waterflow: | Moderate |
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| Wetsuit: | Drysuit |
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| Difficulty: | Special challenges |
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| Time: |  3 hours
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Team: 2 people with experience level Advanced
Trip report URL:
Comments: Did just above Punchbowl to exit. All old jumps go. Some new diving boards in there. Log jam below Punchy could be an issue if you fall thru. Don’t.
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Great | Moderate
| Drysuit
| Special challenges | 3 hours
| 2 people Advanced | Rernst86 (88 reports) | |
| Amazing | Moderate
| Full wetsuit
| |  9 hours
| 3 people Intermediate to Advanced | Triggerfish (62 reports) | |
Comment: Great switch-up after a few days in tighter class C creeks. We were unable to find the Skoonichuk (R1) cairn anchor described here. Placed and retrieved a webbing anchor at an inviting DCR boulder. No other surprises. Hydraulics all tame.
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| Amazing | Moderate
| Full wetsuit
| Normal | | 4 people | K arc (376 reports) | |
Comment: Ran full Eagle. Conditions surprisingly nice and sunny; you would never know there's an uncontrolled wildfire about 4-5mi away. Rangers were present warning people about the local trail closures, but Eagle is still open. Replaced R1 anchor (webbing severely abraded, but nice shiny quicklink). Hydraulics are at fun playful levels currently. There much floating and pool-lounging. Jumped up to the trail after the upper section (route is pretty brushy, bring a machete), and then back in above Punchbowl.
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| Great | Moderate High
| Full wetsuit
| Normal |  5 hours
| 5 people Intermediate to Advanced | Briwellman (76 reports) | |
Comment: This was perfect flow to run Eagle. The water was mod/mod high and fun. We were able to float many parts of the creek that would normally require swimming. There were some white water spots to avoid but mostly a fun water park day.
The closest flow gage I see is the flow check for Duncan - N FK BULL RUN R NR MULTNOMAH FALLS OR, it's reading 30.3 cfs and 94% - Moderate.
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| Great | Moderate Low
| Thin wetsuit
| Normal | | 6 people | K arc (376 reports) | |
Comment: Possible first descent of Full Eagle this year as we had to rebuild the anchor at R1. Water levels friendly, no hydraulics. One new giant logjam in upper Eagle; climbed up the middle, then downclimbed DCR. Jumped back up to the trail (bit brushy) after the upper section, hiked down, and dropped in above Punchbowl Falls. Spent awhile lounging in the Metlako amphitheater but abandoned kayaks were found (sorry, PhiL). Adjourned to Thunder Island Brewery post-canyon to recuperate.
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| Great | Moderate
| Thin wetsuit
| Normal | | 7 people | K arc (376 reports) | |
Comment: Super chill, relaxing descent of lower Eagle. Saw several deer foraging in the creek just where we dropped in above Punchbowl Falls. Only two rappels, but lots of jumps, floating through the narrows, and basking on rocks in the sun. The drop into lower Punchbowl is now clear of wood - and some of the logjams downstream have disappeared. Kayak under the logjam in the Metlako amphitheater has disappeared. Adjourned to Thunder Island Brewing to recuperate post-canyon.
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| Great | Moderate Low
| Thin wetsuit
| Normal | | 5 people | K arc (376 reports) | |
Comment: We dropped in just above Punchbowl to run the best section of the canyon. Spent a good time playing in the Metlako amphitheater and found someone's lost kayak stuck under the logjam. Packed out more trash that'd probably been washed down from Punchbowl. Another fun day in Eagle!
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| Moderate Low
| Thin wetsuit
| Normal | 13 hours
| 3 people Beginner to Intermediate | Isaacman 01 (8 reports) | ||
Comment: Great day. We added a stainless steel quick link to the left bolt on the last rappel. The link on the right bolt is not corroded but it may still need a stainless steel link if it is not currently stainless steel. We exited the canyon after the upper section, and entered again below punchbowl falls. I will add some information for the exit to the beta. I recommend bringing tubes. they make the swims more enjoyable and some of the slides.
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| Great | Moderate
| Thin wetsuit
| Normal | 9 hours
| 6 people | K arc (376 reports) | |
Comment: Terrific canyon, some great jumps, and long leisurely swims through the narrows. Hydraulics are easily avoided at current water levels. Go get it while you can... From the number of people (and dogs) swimming & lounging in the pool below Punchbowl Falls, it's only a matter of time before someone gets the bright idea to jump the falls, gets injured, and the Forest Service imposes a closure of the area atop the falls. Anchors are all in good condition. Tightened down a loose nut on R3. Hauled out a bunch of trash left behind by some idiots with no regard for the environment. Spotted fish in several pools and one osprey.
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| Great | Moderate
| Thin wetsuit
| Special challenges | 7 hours
| 5 people Advanced | Rernst86 (88 reports) | |
| Good | Moderate Low
| Thin wetsuit
| Normal | 8 hours
| 5 people Beginner to Advanced | Sbrown (17 reports) | |
Comment: Air temp expected to be 100F, so we got an early start around 0730. R1 and all the rocks in the creek are super slick. No issues with hydraulics, some good jumps, some good slides, some good swims.
If you are contemplating doing Eagle for your first time I'd really suggest doing the Punch Bowl shortcut and starting just above R2 (you are greeted by a fun jump and then R2) - the sheer distance from R1 to R2 is pretty long and arduous. Some escape the creek and go back up to the trail. Since the fire the hills are a little loose and this should be done with caution. R2 and R3 and the jumps in between the the most fun parts of the trip.
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| Amazing | Moderate High
| Thin wetsuit
| Advanced | 7 hours
| 5 people Advanced | Rernst86 (88 reports) | |
Comment: Great day. Started at R1 and built and anchor around a boulder. Was 120’ to the base of the 2nd tier. It is still jumpable from the middle of the feature. All narrows swims and slides seemed good and in play. Replaced webbing at Punchbowl and the line is magic. Lots of people observing. R3 was a mess so we cleaned it up. Next group through please bring stainless rapides to replace the ones that were there. Log jam after R3 was a bit wild but doable dcr. Don’t trust any logs as there are many and some move. Mostly uneventful and packed with fun. Very slippery.
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| Amazing | Extreme
| Full wetsuit
| Extreme | 12 hours
| 10 people Brand new to Advanced | Rlplaisted (2 reports) | |
| Amazing | Significant
| Thick wetsuit
| Normal | 9 hours
| 5 people Intermediate to Advanced | Tkb (1 reports) | |
Comment: There is a hornet nest in the rappel tree by Skoonichuk (R1). It's still usable, but be careful not to bounce on this anchor. Our 200 foot static rope did not quite reach the water on the Melatko rappel (R3), necessitating a mossy downclimb at the finish. Wish I had a short pull cord to avoid that. I also wish that my wetsuit had sleeves. I lost a GoPro in the Loowit hydraulic, too deep for me to find or retrieve. Sorry for littering.
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| Great | High
| Thick wetsuit
| Special challenges | 9 hours
| 13 people Intermediate to Expert | Tiffanie (139 reports) | |
Comment: We dropped in a little bit before Skoonichuk falls and played in the subsequent hydraulics that follow. It is possible to slide/jump into all hydraulics at this flow and escape fairly easily. The most tame-looking hydraulic right after Loowit is hard to escape (if you go directly into the center). Stay DCR to easily avoid the hydraulic if needed. Always have someone ready with a throw rope if necessary. We exited after these hydraulics, hiked back to the trail, and dropped back into the lower section. There are a few logs that either missing/additions but none that block where the usual jumps are.
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