wenatchee river

The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery are recommending people no longer float the waters of Icicle Creek. The agencies say water levels in the creek have reached their summertime lows, which means inner tubing the creek will take a long time and include sections where walking would be necessary. ...

The project is approximately two miles north of the Tumwater Canyon near Chiwaukum.

The festival is meant to celebrate the return of salmon into the river system to spawn after years in the Pacific Ocean.

After an active start to the 2023 season, it's turned out to be a calmer year for water rescues in Chelan County. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office says its rescue teams have responded to fifteen such incidents this year but a majority of them were several months ago during the springtime...

Anyone can participate in the cleanup, either from the shore at Riverfront Park in Cashmere, or in a raft on the river.

Summer is still six weeks away but traffic is already heating up on the icy waters of the Wenatchee River. In recent weeks, scores of recreationists have been inner tubing, rafting, and paddle boarding the river - which is running fast and cold - and that's leading to a spike in calls for emergency assistance...

Witnesses say that after the raft overturned, Spurell began to struggle, but never went under water since he was wearing a flotation device.

The water levels on the Wenatchee River have reached near record levels

The ambassadors work weekends in July and August to assist visitors at trailheads and river entry points around Leavenworth.

Chelan County stakeholders held a community meeting in preparation for this year’s upcoming river recreation season in Leavenworth Tuesday. Chelan County’s Natural Resources Department, Chelan County Commissioner Shon Smith, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office Chief Ryan Moody, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mike McLeod, the City of Leavenworth, Chelan County