Two log jams spanning the lower Cedar River; users must portage

Two major logjams are spanning the lower Cedar River, creating a hazard for recreational users on the river.

June 5, 2012 5:13 pm
Seven naturally recruited logs have formed a spanning log jam downstream of the Belmondo Reach on the Cedar River.
Seven naturally recruited logs have formed a spanning log jam downstream of the Belmondo Reach on the Cedar River.

Two major logjams are spanning the lower Cedar River, creating a hazard for recreational users on the river.

The river remains open, however, that status could change when the weather warms up and more recreational users float the river, said Sgt. Jim Knauss, with the King County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit.

Anyone who comes across a major logjam should call 911 so that the proper authorities are notified.

Downstream of Belmondo Reach, seven logs have formed a log jam as a result of two recent slides and wood that has accumulated from upriver, according to the King County Department of Natural Resources.

Signs upstream of the log jam direct river users to exit the river on the left and portage around the log jam.

Below this stretch of the Cedar, two downed cottonwood trees are spanning the channel near the fishing trail off the Cedar River Trail upstream of roughly State Route 169 and Southeast 164th Street.

These two hazards are in addition to a hazard cable that was recently identified between Cedar Grove Road Bridge and the Upper Jones Road Bridge, within approximately a half mile of these wood hazards.