Trout Creek
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| | Raps:7-10, max ↨394ft
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49.3673, -122.8520
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Introduction
This is a very fun waterfall descent with a short but intense technical section. Unfortunately it requires a somehow long approach/exit following a closed dirt road. The upper section of the canyon looks very promising but has never been explored.
Swan Falls tends to dry up at the end of summer, so this descent is better run early in the season. To determine current flow google "Swan Falls" to find recent pictures of the falls visited by hiking groups.
Approach
The approach, descent and exit are described in the Beta Sites listed below. The attached map was derived from interpreting their beta
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Background
First descended July 2016, per bccanyoneers.com:
A couple of us descended Trout Creek / Swan Falls, at the top of Buntzen Lake this past weekend. I hope to have some beta posted on that here soon. The final waterfall sequence is challenging, but beautiful.