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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 |
270 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
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Big Bear
[ID]
|
IV-V |
50 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
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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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|
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Bitch Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Bitch Creek
[ID]
|
IV-V |
515 cfs
|
L2- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
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Blackfoot
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blackfoot
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Blackfoot
[ID]
|
V |
59 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Boise, N. Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
430 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Boise, S. Fork
[ID]
|
I-II(III) |
304 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
03h29m |
|
|
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Boise, S. Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
304 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
03h29m |
|
|
|
Boise
[ID]
|
III |
264 cfs
|
L1- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Boise
[ID]
|
II |
430 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Boise
[ID]
|
I-III |
430 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h00m |
|
|
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Boundary Creek
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
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|
|
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Bruneau, E. Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bruneau, W. Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
92 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Bruneau
[ID]
|
II-IV |
92 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Brushy Fork (Lochsa trib)
[ID]
|
II-IV(V) |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Camas Creek (M.F.Salmon trib)
[ID]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Camas Creek (Snake trib)
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
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Clearwater, Little North Fork
[ID]
|
II-IV(V) |
184 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h47m |
|
|
|
Clearwater, Middle Fork
[ID]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Clearwater, N. Fork
[ID]
|
III-V |
912 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
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Clearwater, N. Fork
[ID]
|
III-V |
912 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
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Clearwater, S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV |
180 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Clearwater, S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
180 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Clearwater
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
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Coeur d'Alene, Big North Fork
[ID]
|
II+(III) |
185 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Coeur d'Alene, Little North Fork
[ID]
|
II-III |
473 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Coeur d'Alene, North Fork
[ID]
|
I(II) |
473 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
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Coeur d'Alene, North Fork
[ID]
|
II |
185 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Coeur d'Alene, South Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
157 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Coeur d'Alene
[ID]
|
I |
473 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Crooked Fork (Lochsa trib)
[ID]
|
III-V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deadwood
[ID]
|
IV-V |
55 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
03h59m |
|
|
|
Deadwood
[ID]
|
III-IV |
55 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
03h59m |
|
|
|
Deep Creek
[ID]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Falls
[ID]
|
III |
219 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
03h44m |
|
|
|
Falls
[ID]
|
III-IV |
219 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
03h44m |
|
|
|
Fish Creek
[ID]
|
IV |
2.13 ft
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Floodwood Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henrys Fork
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henrys Fork
[ID]
|
II |
214 cfs
|
L1- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Henrys Fork
[ID]
|
II-V |
919 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Henrys Fork
[ID]
|
V |
919 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Henrys Fork
[ID]
|
II+ |
919 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Jarbidge
[ID]
|
II-V |
92 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Johnson Creek
[ID]
|
IV-V+ |
110 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Johnson Creek
[ID]
|
II(III) |
110 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Kelly Creek
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kootenai
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lion Creek
[ID]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Potlatch River
[ID]
|
IV-V |
50 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Little Salmon
[ID]
|
III-V |
2.63 ft
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Little Salmon
[ID]
|
II-V |
196 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Little Wood
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lochsa
[ID]
|
III |
2.13 ft
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Lochsa
[ID]
|
IV |
554 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Lochsa
[ID]
|
III-IV |
554 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Lochsa
[ID]
|
III-V |
554 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
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 |
67 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Moyie
[ID]
|
III-IV |
107 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Owyhee, E. Fork
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Owyhee, N. Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Owyhee, S. Fork
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Owyhee
[ID]
|
III |
159 cfs
|
L3- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
Panther Creek
[ID]
|
III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payette, Middle Fork
[ID]
|
II-IV |
143 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Payette, Middle Fork
[ID]
|
IV |
143 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Payette, N. Fork
[ID]
|
II-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payette, N. Fork
[ID]
|
II-III |
67 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Payette, N. Fork
[ID]
|
II-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payette, N. Fork
[ID]
|
V |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payette, S. Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
356 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Payette, S. Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
356 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Payette, S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV |
975 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h02m |
|
|
|
Payette, S. Fork
[ID]
|
III+ |
356 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Payette
[ID]
|
II+ |
975 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Payette
[ID]
|
II+(III) |
975 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Payette
[ID]
|
III+ |
975 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
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 |
50 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Potlatch
[ID]
|
II-III |
50 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Priest
[ID]
|
V+ |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Priest
[ID]
|
II-III |
940 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
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 |
110 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Salmon, E. Fork of S. Fork
[ID]
|
III-V |
110 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
Salmon, Middle Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salmon, Middle Fork
[ID]
|
III-IV |
625 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Salmon, S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
2.12 ft
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Salmon, S. Fork
[ID]
|
II-V |
208 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Salmon, S. Fork
[ID]
|
IV-V |
2.12 ft
|
R3- Runnable
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
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 |
4950 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
III-IV |
4950 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
III-IV |
4950 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Salmon
[ID]
|
II-IV |
4950 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Secesh
[ID]
|
IV-V |
208 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
Selway
[ID]
|
IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selway
[ID]
|
III |
736 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h30m |
|
|
|
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+ |
220 cfs
|
L0- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
I(II) |
220 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h02m |
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
III-IV |
220 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h02m |
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
I-III |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
I-II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
III-IV |
8930 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
Snake
[ID]
|
II |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spokane
[ID]
|
III+ |
2560 cfs
|
R0- Lower Runnable
|
00h45m |
|
|
|
St. Joe, Big Creek (tributary of main St. Joe)
[ID]
|
III-IV |
417 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
St. Joe, Marble Creek (tributary of main St. Joe)
[ID]
|
III-IV |
76 cfs
|
L8- Below Recom.
|
01h02m |
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
St. Joe
[ID]
|
III-IV |
n/a
|
|
|
|
|
|
St. Joe
[ID]
|
III |
417 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
St. Joe
[ID]
|
III-IV |
417 cfs
|
L6- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
St. Joe
[ID]
|
III-IV |
417 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h00m |
|
|
|
St. Maries
[ID]
|
II-III |
92 cfs
|
L7- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
Teton
[ID]
|
IV-V |
258 cfs
|
L9- Below Recom.
|
01h15m |
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|