North wash take out. rated M

Here's photos taken Sunday, March 7 - it was late afternoon and I had to shoot into the sun, particularly noticeable on the first few (upstream looking down). It's about 20-25 feet from the foot of the new ramp to the edge of the river... Last couple of photos are of old ramp - note sqrtsquirrel's earlier pix, the ledges are now 6 feet at least.

The new ramp is even narrower than the old, meaning ramp etiquette will be critical... if you're going to take out here, please note:
1) See the bridge in the background? That's about 10 minutes away, maybe 15 at lower water. You should have a plan by the time you go under the bridge...
2) Unless and until the ramp is extended, you're likely going to have to Sherpa loads off your raft to lighten it for the drag across the unimproved portion (currently only about 20-25 feet, but as river drops - reservoir elevation declines - it will get longer). So have your stuff untied and ready to unload/carry.
3) There's plenty of room above the takeout to pull over and hang while the ramp clears... leave some space, take your turn, and be patient. While the gooey yuck wasn't bad when I was there, it can reappear when the level drops or if it rains - be prepared to deal with it.
4) When it's your turn, go for it and don't stop until your boat and your stuff are out of the way!

Don't mean to rant but I have seen way too much clueless behavior at this ramp in past few years. It's not 4 lane like Cisco or 7 lanes like Split Mountain - it's a narrow, one boat/trailer/rig at a time in a wild setting where no one wants to watch you struggle. So don't... if you need motivation, go use the planet's grossest bathrooms in the upper parking lot - that will make you want to get outta' there!

Last two are the foot of the old ramp and the old ramp with new in background, car for perspective... as a photographer, I'm kinda' like having two good men call in sick...

Who is this "they" of whom you speak? NPS? The outfitters who run Cat?
The Dirty Devil confluence is not the problem - the ramp is and always has been well downstream of that, and slightly upstream of North Wash. And to "...correct the channel..." is making an awful lot of assumptions without further study, as the report you cite makes clear. Also good luck on getting agreement on what is "correct"...

What is clear is that the river is dynamic, and it will take work and study to construct a solution that will last more than a few years. The river has shifted from its former channel, whether it maintains new course or goes back, who knows? Meanwhile, we can determine how deep the silt is at various points at the current takeout, construct a profile, and figure out probabilities. But a ramp where you can load directly onto a trailer isn't likely for the forseeable future, and maybe well past our lifetimes. And that's not necessarily a bad thing...

The HIte ramp was extended in a big (well over $1M) project back when I was out of the country, I think late 90's or early 2000's. And how long was it useable? Not a good ROI...

As of Sunday, 3/8, what I saw looked pretty good, sensible, and practical. You're not going to put a powerboat in there without a lot of effort, a snout would be epic (although with roller tubes and some assistance, feasible) - but rafts can take out with some help from your friends and good organization. All this can change in one good rainstorm or if the reservoir level rises (not likely this year but we could still get some good big storms that would help the snowpack).