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Class of the river gives an approximate difficulty. See the safety section of this website for more
information on rapids and ratings.
Level gives the most updated gauge tied to a river. See the notes and comments for how to
interpret the reading. Readings may be delayed, come from bad sources, or have other miscalculations.
Additional detail on a gauge can be ascertained by a simple click to the level. Metrics for a given level are:
CFS, Stage (ft), in/hr for rain, and r.c. meaning no direct flow, but 0.0-1.0 is boatable.
The astrix (*) indicates a comment on the flow, plus (+) indicates a good flow,
tilde (~) indicates that this is a stand-in for the real flow, or the flow is delayed, an explination mark (!)
indicates there is a warning associated with the flow.
Relative Level explains how low or high a reach is based on being above or below the
recommended range. This column is used when color is not visible or obvious (mobile phones, or color blind people).
The first letter is L,R, or H for Low, Runnable and High. The second number is 0-9 where 0 is bottom end
and 9 is top end. Therefore, "R0" is low, "R5" is medium, "R9" is upper high.
If you see a river that is "H0" and coming down, maybe it will run tomorrow. Sort the list
by r.c. to find rivers that are in the ideal range in your area.
Trend gives information on how quickly a level is rising or dropping using r1-r2/(t1-t2) using the last readings gathered.
Readings may be spaced hours apart and may miss local spikes. Be careful when using these.
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River Name/Section |
Class |
Level |
running? |
Updated |
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Bear Creek
[MT]
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V |
n/a
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Beaverhead
[MT]
|
I-III |
n/a
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Belt Creek
[MT]
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II-III |
n/a
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Belt Creek
[MT]
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II-III |
n/a
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Big Hole
[MT]
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II |
n/a
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Big Timber Creek
[MT]
|
V |
n/a
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Blackfoot, North Fork
[MT]
|
I-III |
2.36 ft
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L3- Below Recom.
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00h53m |
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Blackfoot
[MT]
|
II |
3.39 ft
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R0- Lower Runnable
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04h22m |
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Blackfoot
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Boulder (Jefferson R. tributary)
[MT]
|
II |
35 cfs
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L8- Below Recom.
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00h38m |
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Boulder, East
[MT]
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I-II |
n/a
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Boulder, South
[MT]
|
V |
n/a
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Boulder, West
[MT]
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II-III |
n/a
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Boulder, West
[MT]
|
IV-V |
85 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
02h38m |
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Boulder
[MT]
|
III-V |
85 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
02h38m |
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Boulder
[MT]
|
III-IV |
1.94 ft
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L6- Below Recom.
|
02h38m |
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Boulder
[MT]
|
II-III |
85 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
02h38m |
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Boulder
[MT]
|
V+ |
1.94 ft
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
02h38m |
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Boulder
[MT]
|
III |
85 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
02h38m |
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Callahan Creek
[MT]
|
IV-V |
n/a
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Clark Fork
[MT]
|
II |
1760 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h53m |
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Clark Fork
[MT]
|
III-IV |
2250 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
03h52m |
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Clark Fork
[MT]
|
I-IV |
2250 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
03h52m |
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Clarks Fork Yellowstone
[MT]
|
IV |
188 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
03h52m |
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Dearborn
[MT]
|
III-V(V+) |
n/a
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Dearborn
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Dearborn
[MT]
|
I-II |
n/a
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Dearborn
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Elk Creek
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Falls Creek (Dearborn Trib)
[MT]
|
III-V(V+) |
n/a
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Falls Creek
[MT]
|
V |
n/a
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Fish Creek
[MT]
|
III-IV |
n/a
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Flathead, Middle Fork
[MT]
|
I-IV |
346 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h08m |
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Flathead, Middle Fork
[MT]
|
II+ |
346 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h08m |
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Flathead, Middle Fork
[MT]
|
III |
346 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h08m |
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Flathead, Middle Fork
[MT]
|
II |
346 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h08m |
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Flathead, North Fork
[MT]
|
I-II+(III) |
461 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h08m |
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Flathead, North Fork
[MT]
|
II(III) |
461 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h08m |
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Flathead, South Fork
[MT]
|
II+ |
n/a
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Flathead, South Fork
[MT]
|
IV(V+) |
n/a
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Flathead, South Fork
[MT]
|
II |
n/a
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Flathead
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Gallatin, West Fork
[MT]
|
IV-V(V+) |
n/a
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Gallatin
[MT]
|
I-II |
284 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
04h07m |
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Gallatin
[MT]
|
II-III |
1.27 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
04h07m |
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Gallatin
[MT]
|
II-IV |
284 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
04h07m |
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Grave Creek
[MT]
|
II |
n/a
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Hyalite Creek
[MT]
|
IV-V |
n/a
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Hyalite Creek
[MT]
|
IV-V |
n/a
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Judith
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Jungle Creek
[MT]
|
V+ |
n/a
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Kootenai Creek
[MT]
|
IV-V |
210 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h38m |
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Kootenai
[MT]
|
I-IV |
3990 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h53m |
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Lake Creek
[MT]
|
V+ |
n/a
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Lake Creek
[MT]
|
V+ |
n/a
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Little Prickly Pear Creek
[MT]
|
I-III |
49 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h08m |
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Logan Creek
[MT]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
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Logan Creek
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Madison
[MT]
|
II-III |
1.87 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
01h08m |
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Madison
[MT]
|
IV-V |
1100 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h08m |
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Madison
[MT]
|
I-IV |
2.55 ft
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
01h08m |
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Mill Creek
[MT]
|
V |
n/a
|
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Missouri
[MT]
|
II(V) |
n/a
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Mulherin Creek
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Prospect Creek
[MT]
|
III-IV+ |
36 cfs
|
L2- Below Recom.
|
03h37m |
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Rattlesnake Creek
[MT]
|
III-V+ |
n/a
|
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Rattlesnake Creek
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Rock Creek (Carbon County)
[MT]
|
II-IV |
6.01 ft
|
R1- Lower Runnable
|
00h53m |
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Rock Creek (Missoula County)
[MT]
|
II-III |
209 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h38m |
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Rosebud Creek, East
[MT]
|
IV-V |
n/a
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Rosebud Creek, West
[MT]
|
III-IV+(V) |
68 cfs
|
L4- Below Recom.
|
01h23m |
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Rosebud Creek
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
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Smith
[MT]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
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Stillwater, West
[MT]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
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Stillwater
[MT]
|
III-IV |
n/a
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Stillwater
[MT]
|
I-V |
n/a
|
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Stillwater
[MT]
|
I-III |
1.99 ft
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
04h22m |
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Stillwater
[MT]
|
II |
1.99 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
04h22m |
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Stillwater
[MT]
|
III |
1.99 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
04h22m |
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Sunday Creek
[MT]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
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Swan
[MT]
|
III-IV |
328 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
03h08m |
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Tenderfoot Creek
[MT]
|
II |
n/a
|
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Teton River
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
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Thompson River
[MT]
|
I-III |
115 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
01h08m |
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Trout Creek
[MT]
|
V |
36 cfs
|
L5- Below Recom.
|
03h37m |
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Two Medicine
[MT]
|
II-III |
n/a
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Two Medicine
[MT]
|
II-III(V) |
n/a
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Vermilion
[MT]
|
IV |
n/a
|
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Yaak
[MT]
|
II-III |
125 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
03h08m |
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Yaak
[MT]
|
IV-V |
3.04 ft
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
03h08m |
|
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Yellowstone
[MT]
|
I-III |
637 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h53m |
|
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Yellowstone
[MT]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
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Yellowstone
[MT]
|
II |
2090 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h53m |
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