Canoe down Eastern Washington's Lower Crab Creek?

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Hi there...Getting ready for a fall trip over to the Seeps near Othello and wondering if anyone's ever taken a canoe down Lower Crab Creek. The little I've been able to see of it from Lower Crab Creek Road looks like an easy float- famous last words, right? The stretch I'm looking at is about the last eight miles...there's a spot under the Smyrna Bridge where one could put a boat in- intention would be to take out just before the confluence with the Columbia.Anyone ever done this float?

paulj · Answer

A hikers viewhttp://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/crab-creek-wildlife-areaDoes DNR list anything about this?

francesca_knowl · Answer

I'm familiar with the hiking trails including the former RR right-of-way, but that's mostly along the road and offers little water access/view. I've hunted around the web looking for info...DNR's got nothing, I s'pose since most of the creek portion I'm talking about flows through private land. Very little bank access through there. In Washington State, "navigable waters" supposedly can't be restricted if accessed from outside the private property boundaries.

I'm just wondering if anyone's ever "navigated" that stretch, hopefully without getting shot at by landowners! :E

path1 · Answer

I read an article in a blog maybe 2 months ago. Tried to find it again, no luck . But did find this, might help???

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=6065

Can you go another 2 weeks on one Battery? Still impressed with that.

paulj · Answer

An old book Water Trails of Washington, W Furrer (1970s) has an entry for this, 6 miles to the Columbia.  There's one class II rapids (very tight S curve), which can be portaged on the left bank.

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