Kayaking Benham Falls on the Upper Deschutes River

The Benham Falls section of the Upper Deschutes is one of the most intimidating stretches of runnable whitewater in Oregon. At medium flows the gorge is runnable V+, very tough but do-able. At high water (2000 cfs and above) this section is fun to look at but becomes exceedingly dangerous and is not recommended. The section itself is fairly short (maybe two tenths of a mile long) but it packs such a wallop it will seem longer to those who choose to run it.