Snake - 7 - West Table to Sheep Gulch (Alpine Canyon)


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7 - West Table to Sheep Gulch (Alpine Canyon)

Usual Difficulty III (may vary with level)

Alpine Canyon, Entering Kahuna


Alpine Canyon, Entering Kahuna
Photo by Thomas O'Keefe В© taken 1218340800 @ 5500 cfs

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SNAKE RIVER AB RESERVOIR NR ALPINE WY
usgs-13022500 1800 - 12000 cfs III 12h16m 1890 cfs (rc= 0.0 )


River Description

Alpine Canyon on the Snake River is one of the classic whitewater runs in the West. No matter what the flows are there is always something to enjoy on this run which features some great playboating. In the spring high flows can produce class IV rapids and some epic bigwater features. Through the summer the river provides consistent class III whitewater that is enjoyed by thousands of visitors who take part in commercial raft trips on the river.


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Last Updated: 2009-09-24 23:22:34

Kahuna

Detail Trip Report Edit  Kahuna  Snake, WY(4.23MB .jpeg)

Sheep Gulch Boat Ramp

Detail Trip Report Edit  Sheep Gulch Boat Ramp  Snake, WY(4.18MB .jpeg)

West Table Boat Ramp

Detail Trip Report Edit  West Table Boat Ramp  Snake, WY(4.65MB .jpeg)

Alpine Canyon, Entering Kahuna

Detail Trip Report Edit  Alpine Canyon, Entering Kahuna  Snake, WY(4.78MB .jpeg)

Snake!

Detail Trip Report Edit  Snake!  Snake, WY(40.27KB .jpeg)

The Messy wave below

Detail Trip Report Edit  The Messy wave below  Snake, WY(118.95KB .jpeg)

Where's his paddle?

Detail Trip Report Edit  Where's his paddle?  Snake, WY(119.51KB .jpeg)

Surfin' Merchant

Detail Trip Report Edit  Surfin' Merchant  Snake, WY(126.21KB .jpeg)

Bob Z Spinnin'

Detail Trip Report Edit  Bob Z Spinnin'  Snake, WY(131.38KB .jpeg)

Lunch Counter

Detail Trip Report Edit  Lunch Counter  Snake, WY(542.26KB .jpeg)

Lunch Counter...

Detail Trip Report Edit  Lunch Counter...  Snake, WY(583.57KB .jpeg)

Get me some

Detail Trip Report Edit  Get me some  Snake, WY(106.57KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Above 12,000 cfs the river moves up to class IV particularly Lunch Counter. The river has been run up to 38,000.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SNAKE RIVER AB RESERVOIR NR ALPINE WY
usgs-13022500 1800 - 12000 cfs III 12h16m 1890 cfs (rc= 0.0 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
1800 -12000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III

Report - Reports of Snake 7 - West Table to Sheep Gulch (Alpine Canyon) and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Snake [WY] Get me some n/a Evan Ross
Snake [WY] Snake! n/a Matt Muir
1y103d14h44m Snake [WY] Sheep Gulch Boat Ramp 5500 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
6y130d22h44m Snake [WY] Lunch Counter... n/a Brian Mattingly
7y160d22h44m Snake [WY] The Messy wave below 10,000? Stephen Strange

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Journal Archive Articles

Alpine Canyon of the Snake

Guidebooks



World Whitewater: A Global Guide for River Runners
$16.07


Wyoming's Snake River: A River Guide's Chronicle of People and Places, Plants and Animals
$12.57

User Comments
2008-09-25 05:30:27 (422 days ago)
When I was eight my dad and I duckied this section of the Snake. We flipped in Kahuna and had a
swim which spooked me from whitewater until I was 13. Edit
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Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
0.0KahunaIII+Playspot Photo
0.0Lunch CounterIIIPlayspot Photo

Rapid Descriptions

Kahuna (Class III+)

Kahuna

Kahuna
Photo by Thomas O'Keefe В© taken 1218340800 @ 5500 cfs


Lunch Counter (Class III)

Where's his paddle?

Where's his paddle?
Photo of surfer by Stephen Strange taken June 2002 @ 10,000?



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