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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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Battle Creek
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
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Bear Valley Creek
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
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Bear
[ID]
|
IV(V) |
n/a
|
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Bear
[ID]
|
I |
n/a
|
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Bear
[ID]
|
I-II |
410 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h16m |
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Big Bear
[ID]
|
IV-V |
52 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
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Big Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
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Big Lost, E. Fork
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Big Sand Creek
[ID]
|
V |
n/a
|
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Bitch Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
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Bitch Creek
[ID]
|
IV-V |
479 cfs
|
L1- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
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Blackfoot
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Blackfoot
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Blackfoot
[ID]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Boise, N. Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
345 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Boise, S. Fork
[ID]
|
I-II(III) |
300 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
02h01m |
|
|
|
Boise, S. Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
300 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
02h01m |
|
|
|
Boise
[ID]
|
III |
264 cfs
|
L1- Below Recom.
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Boise
[ID]
|
II |
345 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Boise
[ID]
|
I-III |
345 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h31m |
|
|
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Boundary Creek
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
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Bruneau, E. Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Bruneau, W. Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
74 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Bruneau
[ID]
|
II-IV |
74 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
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Brushy Fork (Lochsa trib)
[ID]
|
II-IV(V) |
n/a
|
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|
|
|
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Camas Creek (M.F.Salmon trib)
[ID]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
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|
|
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Camas Creek (Snake trib)
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clearwater, Little North Fork
[ID]
|
II-IV(V) |
182 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h18m |
|
|
|
Clearwater, Middle Fork
[ID]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Clearwater, N. Fork
[ID]
|
III-V |
920 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h16m |
|
|
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Clearwater, N. Fork
[ID]
|
III-V |
920 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h16m |
|
|
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Clearwater, S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV |
221 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Clearwater, S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
221 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Clearwater
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Coeur d'Alene, Big North Fork
[ID]
|
II+(III) |
119 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Coeur d'Alene, Little North Fork
[ID]
|
II-III |
362 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h16m |
|
|
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Coeur d'Alene, North Fork
[ID]
|
I(II) |
362 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h16m |
|
|
|
Coeur d'Alene, North Fork
[ID]
|
II |
119 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Coeur d'Alene, South Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
138 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Coeur d'Alene
[ID]
|
I |
362 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h16m |
|
|
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Crooked Fork (Lochsa trib)
[ID]
|
III-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deadwood
[ID]
|
IV-V |
55 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
02h31m |
|
|
|
Deadwood
[ID]
|
III-IV |
55 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
02h31m |
|
|
|
Deep Creek
[ID]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Falls
[ID]
|
III |
219 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
02h16m |
|
|
|
Falls
[ID]
|
III-IV |
219 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
02h16m |
|
|
|
Fish Creek
[ID]
|
IV |
2.15 ft
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Floodwood Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Grimes Creek
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Hard Creek
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Hazard Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Henrys Fork
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henrys Fork
[ID]
|
II |
211 cfs
|
L1- Below Recom.
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Henrys Fork
[ID]
|
II-V |
844 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Henrys Fork
[ID]
|
V |
844 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Henrys Fork
[ID]
|
II+ |
844 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Jarbidge
[ID]
|
II-V |
74 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Johnson Creek
[ID]
|
IV-V+ |
89 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Johnson Creek
[ID]
|
II(III) |
89 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Kelly Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kootenai
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Lion Creek
[ID]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Potlatch River
[ID]
|
IV-V |
52 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Little Salmon
[ID]
|
III-V |
2.59 ft
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Little Salmon
[ID]
|
II-V |
186 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Little Wood
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lochsa
[ID]
|
III |
2.15 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Lochsa
[ID]
|
IV |
570 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Lochsa
[ID]
|
III-IV |
570 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Lochsa
[ID]
|
III-V |
570 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Lolo Creek
[ID]
|
II+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lolo Creek
[ID]
|
IV+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loon Creek
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malad (aka Big Wood)
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malad (aka Big Wood)
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malad (aka Big Wood)
[ID]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marsh Creek
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marys Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Meadow Creek
[ID]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monumental Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moose Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mores Creek
[ID]
|
II-III |
76 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Moyie
[ID]
|
III-IV |
99 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Owyhee, E. Fork
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Owyhee, N. Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Owyhee, S. Fork
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Owyhee
[ID]
|
III |
162 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Pack
[ID]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pack
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pack
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pack
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pack
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Panther Creek
[ID]
|
III-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Panther Creek
[ID]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payette, Middle Fork
[ID]
|
II-IV |
141 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Payette, Middle Fork
[ID]
|
IV |
141 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Payette, N. Fork
[ID]
|
II-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payette, N. Fork
[ID]
|
II-III |
49 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Payette, N. Fork
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payette, N. Fork
[ID]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payette, S. Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
329 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Payette, S. Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
329 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Payette, S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV |
980 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h33m |
|
|
|
Payette, S. Fork
[ID]
|
III+ |
329 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Payette
[ID]
|
II+ |
980 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Payette
[ID]
|
II+(III) |
980 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Payette
[ID]
|
III+ |
980 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Pine Creek
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portneuf
[ID]
|
I-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portneuf
[ID]
|
I-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portneuf
[ID]
|
I-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Potlatch
[ID]
|
II-V |
52 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Potlatch
[ID]
|
II-III |
52 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Priest
[ID]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Priest
[ID]
|
II-III |
760 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Rapid Lightning Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rapid
[ID]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robinson Creek
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salmon, E. Fork of S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV |
89 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Salmon, E. Fork of S. Fork
[ID]
|
III-V |
89 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Salmon, Middle Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salmon, Middle Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
580 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h16m |
|
|
|
Salmon, S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
2.03 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Salmon, S. Fork
[ID]
|
II-V |
186 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Salmon, S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
2.03 ft
|
R2- Lower Runnable
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Salmon, Yankee Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
III-IV |
4580 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
III-IV |
4580 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
III-IV |
4580 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
II-IV |
4580 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Secesh
[ID]
|
IV-V |
186 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h16m |
|
|
|
Selway
[ID]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selway
[ID]
|
III |
762 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h01m |
|
|
|
Sheep Creek (Bruneau trib)
[ID]
|
II-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sheep Creek (MF Boise trib)
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Skull Creek
[ID]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Smith Creek
[ID]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Snake, S. Fork
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
V+ |
223 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
I(II) |
223 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h33m |
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
III-IV |
223 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
00h33m |
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
III-IV |
8850 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spokane
[ID]
|
III+ |
3190 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h16m |
|
|
|
St. Joe, Big Creek (tributary of main St. Joe)
[ID]
|
III-IV |
426 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
St. Joe, Marble Creek (tributary of main St. Joe)
[ID]
|
III-IV |
77 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h33m |
|
|
|
St. Joe, North Fork (tributary of main St. Joe)
[ID]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
St. Joe, Slate Creek (tributary of main St. Joe)
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
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St. Joe
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
St. Joe
[ID]
|
III |
426 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
St. Joe
[ID]
|
III-IV |
426 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
St. Joe
[ID]
|
III-IV |
426 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h31m |
|
|
|
St. Maries
[ID]
|
II-III |
90 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h46m |
|
|
|
Teton
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
05h47m |
|
|
|
Teton
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warm
[ID]
|
IV-V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weitas Creek
[ID]
|
II(IV) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
White Sand Creek (Lochsa trib)
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
White Sand Creek (Lochsa trib)
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wildhorse
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wilson
[ID]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|