Sunbeam Run (Stanley To Sunbeam Dam)


The section of the Salmon from Stanley down to where the old Sunbeam Dam headwall used to sit is known as the Sunbeam Run.  At one time a good portion of this run was a lake until the dam was destroyed.  The Salmon has returned to a free flowing river here but remnants of the dam remain.

Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Salmon River are between a bare minimum of 600cfs and a high of 6,000cfs. River conditions sourced from USGS 13302500, the Salmon River At Salmon Id Remember only watercraft are permitted at Sunbeam Run (Stanley to Sunbeam Dam).

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Whitewater Rapids

Obstacles on the river run
Mormon Riffle
Class II to II+
Rough Creek Riffle
Class II to II+
Shotgun Rapid
Class III+ to IV
Sunbeam Rapid
Class III to IV-

Area Hydrology

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Sugar Creek Nr Stibnite
USGS 13311450 		64 cfs 7.3 ft
Thompson Creek Nr Clayton Id
USGS 13297330 		31 cfs 3.7 ft
Sf Boise River Nr Featherville Id
USGS 13186000 		842 cfs 2.7 ft
Mf Salmon River At Mf Lodge Nr Yellow Pine Id
USGS 13309220 		2,650 cfs 3.4 ft
Ef Of Sf Salmon River At Stibnite Id
USGS 13311000 		67 cfs 5.6 ft
Nf Big Wood River Nr Sawtooth Nra Hq Nr Ketchum Id
USGS 13135520 		135 cfs 5.9 ft
Big Wood River At Hailey Id
USGS 13139500 		218 cfs ft
Squaw Creek Bl Bruno Creek Nr Clayton Id
USGS 13297355 		57 cfs 4.0 ft
Johnson Creek At Yellow Pine Id
USGS 13313000 		642 cfs 3.3 ft
Efsf Salmon R Abv Sugar Crk Nr Stibnite
USGS 13311250 		80 cfs 11.4 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
bench lakes
SNOTEL BENLK_MADIS 		1.6" -0.3"

Outdoor Recreation

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Alturas Inlet 29 7,013 ft
Glacier View 82 6,295 ft
Sunny Gulch 59 6,442 ft
Smokey Bear 17 7,025 ft
Redfish Outlet None 6,566 ft
Sheep Trail 8 6,582 ft
Stanley Lake None 6,550 ft
Chinook Bay 18 6,495 ft
Salmon River 37 6,147 ft
Mormon Bend 17 6,094 ft
North Shore Alturas 23 7,041 ft
Casino Creek 20 6,130 ft
Point 19 6,570 ft
Basin Creek 18 6,065 ft
Mountain View 9 6,496 ft
Pettit Lake 20 7,011 ft
Mount Heyburn 23 6,580 ft
Sockeye 24 6,608 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Headwaters (Gold Creek to Stanley) 1070.0cfs 10.2 Mi III- to III+
Torreys to East Fork 1070.0cfs 17.7 Mi II
Sunbeam Run (Stanley to Sunbeam Dam) 1070.0cfs 13.0 Mi III- to III+