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IDAHO RIVER RUNS

December 25 2024

Idaho is a paradise for whitewater and kayaking enthusiasts, with its stunning rivers offering a range of experiences for all skill levels. One popular destination is the Payette River, known for its thrilling Class III and IV rapids. The South Fork of the Payette River, with its famous Staircase rapid, is a must-do for experienced paddlers looking for an adrenaline rush. For those seeking a more laid-back adventure, the Main Payette River offers beautiful scenery and fun Class II and III rapids suitable for beginners. Recommended streamflow levels for the Payette River range from 3,000 to 5,000 cubic feet per second for an optimal paddling experience.

Another top spot for whitewater enthusiasts is the Salmon River, also known as the "River of No Return." This iconic river offers a variety of sections for different skill levels, with the Middle Fork of the Salmon River being a favorite among paddlers for its remote wilderness and challenging Class IV rapids. The Lower Salmon River provides a more relaxed experience with Class II and III rapids, making it ideal for families and beginners. Recommended streamflow levels for the Salmon River range from 3,500 to 6,000 cubic feet per second for the best paddling conditions. Remember to always check current streamflow levels, wear appropriate safety gear, and paddle with a group for a safe and enjoyable whitewater adventure in Idaho.

Kayak

Location	Streamflow (cfs)	Difficulty (class)
Headwaters To Confluence With East Fork Salmon River	50	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Three Cabins Creek	50	II-IV
Three Cabins Creek To Confluence With East Fork Salmon River	3	III
The Northern Boundary Of The Wallowa Whitman National Forest To The Confluence With The Grande Ronde River	15900	IV-III
Payette Nf Boundary On Lake Creek (Just West Marshall Lake) To To And Including Chinook Campground	148	III-IV
Chinook Campground To Ponderosa Campground	148	III-IV
West Fork Big Wood River To Confluence With Big Wood River	12	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With North Fork Big Wood River	50	III-V
Below Private Land In Section 2 To Nf Boundary	59	III-IV
Headwaters To Nf Boundary	59	NONE
Headwaters To Point Where Creek Turns Ne, Near Trail Creek Summit	19	IV-V
Kane Lake To Confluence With Summit Creek	19	III-IV
Arrowhead Lake To Wildhorse Campground	19	IV
Confluence With South Fork East Fork Salmon To Confluence With Unnamed Creek In Section 6	50	IV
Unnamed Creek To Sawtooth Nf Boundary	3	IV-V
Headwaters To Sawtooth Nf Boundary	3	III-IV
Pine Flats Creek To Long Gulch	313	III-IV
Confluence With Bell Creek To Boiling Springs Cabin	171	IV-IV
Boiling Springs Cabin To Confluence With Fool Creek	4	III-IV
Boise Nf Boundary To Confluence With Payette River	298	III-IV
Confluence Bear Valley Creek To Fcronr Wilderness Boundary	4	III-IV
Fcronr Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With North Fork Elk Creek	4	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Elk Creek	4	III-IV
Elk Creek To Fir Creek Campground	4	III
Fir Creek Campground To Boise Nf Boundary	470	III
Long Gulch To Boise Nf Boundary	171	III
Deadwood Reservoir To Confluence With Warm Springs Creek	4	III
Warm Springs Creek To Confluence With Pine Creek	313	III-IV
Pine Creek To Confluence With South Fork Payette River	313	IV-V
Wolf Creek To Confluence With Pine Flats Creek	313	II-III
Cataldo Mission To Coeur D'Alene Lake	1980	IV
Confluence North Fork Coeur D'Alene River To Cataldo Mission	1220	III+-IV
Kootenai River	26300	III-IV
Source, Sec. 19, T39n, R13e To Road #581 Near Moose Ck, Sec. 16, T39n, R11i	101	III-IV
Road 581, Sec. 19, T39n, R13e To Mouth, Sec. 18, T39n, R10e	101	II-IV
Dworshak Reservoir, Sec. 34, T41n, R6e To Forest Road #250, Sec. 6, T40n, R11e	1680	III-IV
Dworshak Reservoir, Sec. 19, T41n, R5e To Forest Boundary, Sec. 33, T42n, R6e	1680	III-IV
Proposed Hoodoo Wilderness Boundary, Sec. 28, T10n, R26w To Mouth, Clearwater Nf	101	III-V
Hungery Creek, Sec. 24, T35n, R8e To Lochsa River, Sec. 33, T35n, R9e	905	IV-III
Headwaters, Sec. 3, T35n, R7e To Fish Creek, Sec. 24, T35n, R8e	905	III-IV
Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Johnson Creek	313	III-IV
Johnson Creek To Confluence With Hunter Creek	313	II-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With West Fork Big Lost River	19	II-III
Headwaters To Confluence With Pole Creek	470	III-IV
Inlet To Marsh On Spring Creek To Outlet Of Marsh On Spring Creek	66	II-IV
Mainstem West Of Palisades Reservoir Including North Fork And Deadman Creek To Palisades Reservoir	900	II-III
Mainstem And Lower 2 Miles Of North, South And Siddoway Forks To One Mile Above Trailhead	900	IV-V
One Mile Above Trailhead To Trailhead	900	III-V
Confluence Of North Fork Palisades Creek And Corral Canyon To Palisades Campground	900	III-IV
Riverside Campground To Confluence With Warm River	431	II
Pinehaven Subdivision To Riverside Campground	249	III-IV
Northern Boundary Of Harriman Park To Pinehaven Subdivision	249	IV
Box Canyon Summer Homes To Northern Boundary Of Harriman Park	249	NONE
Island Park Dam To Box Canyon Summer Homes	249	III-IV
Confluence With Bear Creek To Confluence With Hanson Creek	87	III-IV
Boise Nf Boundary (1 Mile East Of Banks) To Boise Nf Boundary (1 Mile South Of Banks)	298	II-III
Tie Canyon To Targhee Nf Boundary	900	III-IV
Headwaters To Lady Face Falls	70	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Little Beaver Creek	70	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Salmon River	406	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Little Boulder Creek	3	NONE
Headwaters To Wilderness Boundary	70	NONE
Lady Face Falls To Inlet Stanley Lake	70	III-IV
Outlet Stanley Lake To Confluence With Valley Creek	70	II-IV
Headwaters To Western Boundary Line Of Section 17	70	III-IV
Confluence With Rabbit Creek To Confluence With Middle Fork Boise River	407	III-IV
Boise Nf Boundary To Confluence With Willow Creek	407	III-IV
Confluence With Granite Creek To Confluence With Pine Creek	407	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Alta Creek	202	NONE
Alta Creek To Confluence With Feather River	202	III-V
Confluence Of Star Hope And Muldoon Creeks To Confluence With East Fork	133	III
Headwaters To Confluence With West Fork Of East Fork Big Lost River	133	III-IV
Palisades Dam To Confluence With Pine Creek	900	IV-III
Pine Creek To Riley Diversion	1390	IV-V
Buffalo River Springs To Confluence With Elk Creek	249	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With South Fork Payette River	70	II-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Yankee Fork	406	III-IV
Confluence Of East And West Forks To Nf Boundary	59	III-IV
Western Boundary Line Of Section 17 To Confluence With Valley Creek	70	III-IV
Headwaters To Western Boundary Line Of Section 34	70	III-IV
Western Boundary Line Of Section 34 To Redfish Lake	70	NONE
Headwaters To Inlet Redfish Lake	70	III-IV
Anderson Ranch Dam To Confluence With Mennecke Creek	297	III-IV
Headwaters To Deadwood Reservoir	4	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With West Fork	59	III-IV
Nf Boundary At 4th Of July Creek To Confluence With North Fork	1500	II-III
Elk Creek To Slackwater Of Ponds Power Dam	249	III-V
Headwaters Of North And South Fork And Mainstem To Targhee Nf Boundary	435	II-IV
Source To Upper Palisades Lake	900	IV-V
Yellowstone Np To Targhee Nf Boundary	435	III-IV
Yellowstone Np Boundary To Confluence With Warm River	226	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Trail Creek	70	III
Trail Creek To Sawtooth Nf Boundary	70	III-IV
Outlet Redfish Lake To Confluence With Salmon River	70	III-IV
Headwaters To Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary	70	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With West Fork Big Wood River	50	III-IV
Wade Creek To Nf Boundary	213	IV
Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Middle Fork Salmon River	470	III-IV
Headwaters To 1 Mile Downstream Of Soldier Lake	470	III-V
Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Salmon River	70	III-V
Headwaters To Inlet Pettit Lake	70	III-IV
Outlet Pettit Lake To Confluence With Alturas Lake Creek	70	III-IV
Salt River Trailhead To Nf Boundary	66	III-IV
Unnamed Lake North Of Edwards Lake (And East/West Forks) To Targhee Nf Boundary	8	NONE
Warm River Springs To Confluence With Henrys Fork	431	III-IV
Ponderosa Campground To Confluence With South Fork Salmon River	148	II-III
Headwaters To Confluence With Corral Creek	12	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Button Creek	12	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Little Wood River	19	III
Smith Creek To Confluence With Main Salmon	148	III-IV
Headwaters (Boise Nf) To Confluence With Smith Creek (Smith Creek Landing Strip) (Payette Nf)	148	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Wildhorse Creek	19	NONE
Headwaters To Section 7	38	III-IV
Headwaters To Elk Meadow Trailhead	70	III-IV
Elk Meadows Trailhead To Confluence With Valley Creek	70	III
Confluence Of Loon And Pioneer Creeks To Phillips Creek Transfer Camp	470	III-V
Phillips Creek Transfer Camp To Confluence With Middle Fork Salmon River	470	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Loon Creek	470	III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Alturas Lake Creek	70	III-IV
Headwaters To Inlet Alteras Lake	70	III
Outlet Alteras Lake To Confluence With Salmon River	70	III-IV
Headwaters, East And North Fork Of The Yaak River To Yaak Falls, Sec. 4, T33n, R33w	25500	NONE
Wilderness Boundary To Fs Road 319	1090	II-III
Selway Bitterroot Wilderness Boundary, Sec. 35, T33n, R9e To Headwaters, Sec. 33, T33n, R10e	1090	III-IV
Headwaters (Sec 5, T32n, R10e) To Selway Bitterroot Wilderness Boundary	1090	NONE
Fs Road 319 To Selway River Road (Fs 223)	1090	III-IV
Salmon River, Sec. 22, T28n, R1e To North And South Forks Of White Bird Creek	4060	NONE
Salmon River, Sec. 36, T27n, R1e To Gospel Hump Wilderness Boundary, Sec. 31, T27n, R4e	4060	II-IV
Wilderness Boundary To Headwaters	4060	III+
Selway River, Sec. 16, T31n, R13e To Headwaters	1500	III-IV
East Fork Bull River, Headwaters, Sec. 13, T27n, R32w To Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Boundary, Sec. 3, T27n, R32w	3520	III-IV
Cabinet Mtns Wilderness Boundary, Sec. 3, T27n, R32w To Bull River, Sec. 12, T27n, R33w	3520	III
Crooked Creek, Sec. 10, T25n, R7e To Gospel Hump Wilderness Boundary	42	III+-IV
West Fork Yaak River	99	NONE
Gospel Hump Wilderness Boundary To Headwaters Near Hump Lake	42	III-IV
Salmon River, Sec. 23, T26n, R10e To North Boundary Frank Church Wilderness, Road #468	42	III-IV
Road No. 468, To Headwaters, Sec. 3, T28n, R12e	42	III-IV
Middle Fork Bull River, Sec. 9, T28n, R33w To Proposed Addition To Cabinet Mtns Wilderness, Sec. 12, T28n, R33w	3520	III-IV
Boundary Proposed Addition Cabinet Mtns Wilderness, Sec. To Cabinet Gorge Reservoir	3520	IV
Headwaters To Wade Creek	213	III-IV
Coeur D"Alene River, Sec. 8, T49n, R2e To Honey Mountain, Sec. 32, T53n, R1w	1670	III-IV
Cedar Creek, Sec. 6, T41n, R6e To Adair Creek	1680	III+-IV
Hgh Creek Lake To Nf Boundary	473	III-IV
Bear Valley Lake To Trailhead	213	II-III
Trailhead To Confluence With Hayden Creek	213	III-IV
Hammer Creek To Confluence With Middle Fork Salmon River	470	III-IV
Headwaters To Hammer Creek	12	III-IV
Adair Creek To Fish Lake, Sec. 4, T43n, R4e	1680	III-IV
Southern Boundary Of State Land To Mouth	473	III-IV
Source To Mouth	473	III-IV
Long Canyon Pass, Sec. 30, T63n, R2w To Forest Boundary, Road #417, Sec. 25, T63n, R2w	28	III-IV
Forest Boundary, Sec. 34, T59n, R2w To Harrison Lake, Sec. 31, T62n, R2w	457	III-IV
Sec. 28, T30n, R13e To Boundary Selway Bitterroot Wilderness	1500	III-IV
South Fork Clearwater River, Sec. 30, T29n, R5e To Headwaters	42	III-IV
Clearwater River To Red And American Rivers Near Elk City	18	III+
Selway River, Sec. 11, T31n, R9e To Road Crossing, Sec. 14, T31n, R9e	1090	IV-V
Road Crossing, Sec. 14, T31n, R9e To Headwaters	1090	III-IV
Selway River, Sec. 10, T32n, R12e To Headwaters All Forks	1500	III-IV
Selway River, Sec. 22, T32n, R11e To Headwaters	1090	IV-V
Idaho State Line To Confluence With Beaver Creek	473	III-III
Headwaters To 1 Mile Downstream Of Cut Throat Lake	470	IV
Sawtooth Nra To Confluence With Wolf Creek	324	III-IV
Just West Of Crystal Lake To Trailhead	267	III-IV
Antelope Creek J19	34	III-IV
Joseph Creek	13300	III-IV
Dry Creek	222	III
Cow Creek	174	II-III
Little North Fork Clearwater River	351	III-IV
Summit Creek	45	III-IV
West Fork Morgan Creek	174	III-IV
Canyon Creek	267	IV-V
Lolo Creek	359	III
Pole Creek	34	III-IV
Vineyard Creek	10	III-IV
Pahsimeroi River	222	V-IV+
Noon Creek	34	II-III
Squaw Creek	9	III-IV
Petes Creek	34	IV
South Fork Payette	92	III-IV
East Fork Salmon River	2	III-IV
Lake Creek	162	III-V
Mahogany Creek	222	III-IV
Clearwater River	18	III-IV
French Creek	162	III-IV
Teton River	446	III
Bayhorse Creek	9	III-III
East Fork Big Lost River	33	III-IV
Pleasant Valley Creek	34	II-IV
Thompson Creek	2	III-IV
Piute Creek	34	III-IV
Herd Creek	33	III-IV
Yatahoney Creek	34	IV-V
Jump Creek	307	III-IV
Little Owyhee River	34	III-IV
South Fork Snake River	5600	II-IV
Bitch Creek	538	III
Juniper Creek	34	III+
Corral Creek	34	III
Boulder Creek	7340	III-IV
Cabin Creek	34	III-IV
Bald Mountain Canyon Creek	34	III-IV
Lund Creek	708	IV-IV
Nickel Creek	34	III
Little Lost Lake Creek	351	III-IV
Big Lost River	33	III/IV-V
Rock Creek	7340	III-IV
Dukes Creek	34	II-IV
North Fork Boulder Creek	7340	IV-V
Lost Lake Creek	351	IV-V
Current Creek	34	III-IV
Snake River	7640	III-IV
Salmon River	2	III-IV
Deep Creek	34	III-IV

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