Big Piney Dams

[kbbgood]

The Big Piney maps say there is a couple dams about the 66 mile on the river. Can they be run with a jet boat? Been on  it before but never up that far.

[Gavin]

There is supposed to be one not far above East Gate. There was a dirt ramp there last visit, and a couple miles of deep slow unproductive water on the way down to Spring Creek. Al A might have done it. Looks kinda urban up that way on OnX maps.

[MoCarp]

Isn’t that a national scenic river?…unsure if jets are even legal there

[Al Agnew]

I haven't floated through the Fort since about 2002.  Back then, there was a dam near the upstream end of the stretch through the fort that would have definitely stopped you from running with a jetboat.  But I just spent a bit of time looking for it on Google Earth, and can't find it.  There was and still is a low water bridge in the middle of the fort that would be unrunnable.  There was once a dam a short distance above East Gate...the dam is still there but the river bypasses it and has for many years.

[Harps]

On 8/28/2021 at 7:48 PM, MoCarp said:

Isn’t that a national scenic river?…unsure if jets are even legal there

No. And yes they are legal.