St. Joe - 1. Upper: Heller Creek to Spruce Tree Camp


St. Joe,

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1. Upper: Heller Creek to Spruce Tree Camp

Usual Difficulty III-IV (may vary with level)
Avg. Gradient 60 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
- 2.50 - 4.00 ft III-IV ft


River Description


This river is part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

A trip report of this run from June 2009 can be found at North Idaho Whitewater Boating.

There are several nearby runs in the St. Joe watershed, including the Skookum Canyon (class III/IV), and Heller Creek (class IV) sections of the main St. Joe, plus the North Fork (class III+), Slate Creek (class IV/V), Marble Creek, (class III/IV) and Big Creek (Class III/IV-). Also, access to the Little North Fork Clearwater (class IV(V)) is from Avery via Fishook Creek.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-06-28 03:38:21

Editors

Stream Team Editor
Todd Hoffman
Post Falls, ID 83854


Gauge Correlation: Calder - Red Ives

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Gradient Chart - Upper St. Joe

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Hydrograph - St. Joe at Red Ives

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What you're likely to encounter on your way to the put in.

Detail Trip Report Edit  What you're likely to encounter on your way to the put in.  St. Joe, Upper, ID(119.02KB .jpeg)

Needle Peak

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Rock Slide - Head of Red Ives Creek

Detail Trip Report Edit  Rock Slide - Head of Red Ives Creek  St. Joe, ID(104.82KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The USGS gauge is located at Red Ives, 3 miles below the takeout. As of 2009 data for the Red Ives gauge are now available online realtime.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
- 2.50 - 4.00 ft III-IV ft

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0.00 -2.50 ft extremely Low-barely Low III-IV Belolw 2.5' flatwater section start becoming too low.
2.50 -4.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable III-IV Optimum flow is around 3.5'
4.00 -25000.00 ft barely High-extremely High III-IV Above 4' the river is out of it's banks, and eddies begin to dissappear.

Report - Reports of St. Joe 1. Upper: Heller Creek to Spruce Tree Camp 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
St. Joe [ID] Gauge Correlation: Calder - Red Ives n/a Todd Hoffman
79h38m @Rio Grande 6. Taos Junction Bridge to Embudo Station Restaurant [NM] Alberts Falls 0.0 in/yr Duke Warner
8d16h08m Columbia [SC] 12,500 cfs. Gervais St wave & Mills Race Munch Madness 12500 cfs
8d16h46m @Mohawk 2. Cohoes Wave [NY] Lower wave at high water 0.0 in/yr SUOC
26d16h04m @Soleduck 1. Salmon Cascade to FR 2918 Bridge [WA] Soleduck River trip 3.35 ft Thomas O'Keefe
28d15h34m @Wills Creek Fairhope to Hyndman [PA] Account of 12/01/09 1.81 ft n/a
28d15h34m Wills Creek [PA] Account of 12/01/09 0.0 in/yr n/a
33d14h04m @Stillaguamish, S. Fork 2 - Mallardy Creek to Verlot (Middle) [WA] South Fork Stillaguamish trip 7.05 ft Thomas O'Keefe
38d08h45m NF Feather River: Poe [CA] Bardees Bar 600.0 in/yr Dave Steindorf
42d21h04m Tohickon Creek [PA] fall 2009 n/a n/a
52d13h17m Account of 11/02/09 0.0 in/yr n/a
61d18h04m @Daugherty Run Co. Rd 3-12 to Cheat River [WV] Jason at a a ledge 0.0 in/24h Jeff Macklin
66d19h24m @Moose 3. Bottom: Fowlersville to Lyons Falls [NY] 4ft Bottom Moose Rocks through Crystal 0.00 ft Wayne Gman
70d12h59m @Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] Account of 10/15/09 0.00 ft n/a
70d16h10m Locust Fork: Powell Falls [AL] Locust at 3,500 cfs n/a n/a
71d09h57m @Rocky Fork Creek McCoppin Mill Rd (below Rocky Fk Lake Dam) to Paint Creek [OH] rocky fork - barretts mill @ 600 600.0 in/yr Ron Metzger
74d14h26m @Rocky Fork Creek McCoppin Mill Rd (below Rocky Fk Lake Dam) to Paint Creek [OH] Account of 10/11/09 n/a ed lowry
75d23h28m @Minnewawa Marlborough recycling center to Otter Brook [NH] Fall 2009 drawdown 0.00 ft Mark Lacroix
87d13h28m pa Account of 09/28/09 0.0 in/yr n/a
87d21h58m @Boone Creek KY 418 Bridge to Kentucky R. (6.3 miles) [KY] Account of 09/28/09 0.00 ft Sam Arnold IV

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