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).
Run Stats
Status | Runnable |
Class Level | III- to III+ |
Elevation | 3,922 ft |
Run Length | 13.0 Mi |
Gradient | 23 FPM |
Streamflow Discharge | 3810 cfs |
Gage Height | 4.1 ft |
Air Temperature | 81° |
River | Salmon River |
Reporting Streamgage |
Salmon River At Salmon Id
USGS 13302500 |
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- |
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" |
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 |
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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+ |