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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Paddlers typically refer to the staff gauge at Paradise (the put-in). At 1' to 3' the run is III/IV, 3' to 6' the run is IV , and above 6' the run begins to take on a class V character. Call the river office for current information 406-821-3269. The USGS realtime gauge is near Lowell (the take-out)

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SELWAY RIVER NR LOWELL ID
usgs-13336500 700 - 35000 cfs IV 00h57m 12300 cfs (running)
Very rough estimate of high water division
Many paddlers use the foot gage at the Paradise Boat Launch, though this gage is not on-line.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
700 -2000 cfs barely runnable-perfect runnable IV These flows are cool for kayaks. Rafts want at least 1200-1500 to navigate the river
2001 -16000 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable IV Very rough estimate of high water division
16001 -35000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable IV High Water!

Report - Reports of Selway 1 - Paradise to Selway Falls 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
Selway River [ID] Unloading gear at Shearer airstrip 420cfs - too low 0
1y289d07h57m @Selway 1 - Paradise to Selway Falls [ID] Selway River Trip 1800 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
2y254d10h21m @Selway 1 - Paradise to Selway Falls [ID] little niagra, about 7.5' n/a team 85
2y254d10h26m @Selway 1 - Paradise to Selway Falls [ID] Somewhere in ladel, about 7.5' n/a team 85
4y287d21h57m Selway [ID] Camping on the Selway n/a Dave Steindorf
4y288d21h57m Selway [ID] Put-in on the Selway 1100 cfs Dave Steindorf
5y254d21h57m Selway [ID] Shearer Airstrip Selway 420 cfs jerry spence
6y69h57m Selway [ID] Selway 4.9 ft Dustin Prinzing
6y19d05h57m Selway [ID] Rock Island Rapid 8700 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
6y229d05h57m Selway [ID] Double Drop Rapid at Base Flow 550 Kevin Colburn
6y229d05h57m Selway [ID] The Low Water Diet 550 Kevin Colburn
6y346d05h57m Selway [ID] Morning on the Selway 8 ft at Lowell Kevin Colburn
6y347d05h57m Selway [ID] Ladle 8ft at Lowell Kevin Colburn
6y348d05h57m Selway [ID] The Gorge 8 ft at lowell Kevin Colburn