Wheatland Ferry to San Salvador Pod2 - L3 - T2526

To sign up for this trip get on the  "Request Approval Waitlist"  waitlist. When you are approved for the trip the TO will send you a password for a "Approved For Trip by TO" ticket.

Reminder: if this is a mentored trip, Trips should ask the mentor to file a post-trip report including answers to the standard questions about the provisional organizer

Narrative: This stretch of the Willamette has no houses or bridges along the route. It feels very pristine for being so relatively close to a population center. It is 15 miles but the current will make it feel less but being able to pay attention to obstacle and move sooner then later is important. We will encounter some whirlpools (nothing dangerous) and back eddies.
We will meet at the east side of the Wheatland ferry on the right side of the road if you are facing the river by the cable fence. We will off load our gear and run the shuttle to San Salvador leaving non drivers to watch the gear. Car pooling is encouraged (you can click on participants for the trip to see who is going ) as San Salvador has limited parking.
We will then launch ferrying across the river to the entrance to the backside of
Wheatland Bar for a 2 mile jaunt down the back channel then reentering the main channel. We will then paddle around the east side of Grand Island and then go around Jackson Bend then behind the backside channels of Five and Coffee Island. We will then paddle around few more miles before entering the back channel of Candiani Bar and then on to San Salvador.
We will find a lunch stop along the way. I am guessing the current will move us along at 5-6 MPH . Sign up on the waitlist for approval as it is a level 3. Travel time from Portland is about an hour. Check goggle maps.
Meeting Time: 9:00:00 AM
Launch Time: 10:00:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: Wheatland Ferry (east side of river)
Take out: San Salvador Park
Route Alternative for bad weather: cancel trip
Required equipment:
Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit
Primary Organizer: Steve Blackwood
Co-Organizer(s): TBD
Has organizer paddled here before? Yes
Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? No
Organizer's first aid and CPR current? No
First Aid /CPR Person: Steve Blackwood
Maximum number of paddlers: 5
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 55
Estimated Water Temperature: 48
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 4 hours
Tide times & heights: N/A
Current information: 3-4 knots
Hazards:
Wind strength: Level 1: 0-7 knots (8 mph)
Swell/Surf size: Level 1: Under 1' waves, no breaking waves
Sea state: Level 1: Waves up to the deck seam; water glassy to rippled, no whitecaps
Landing types: Level 2: Frequent landing opportunities including docks or moderate sloping banks, brush or overhanging trees
Currents: Level 3: Up to 4 knots: paddlers must sprint to move forward
Total distance: Level 3: 11 to 15 miles
Open crossing: Level 1: Less than 0.5 miles
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 3
Rating Comments: Participants must be able to have directional control in current
Location: Wheatland Ferry
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station: N/A
Link to map of route (Optional)