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River Name/Section	Class	Level	running?	Updated
Bear Creek [MT] Trailside/Bitterroots	V
Beaverhead [MT] Clark Canyon Dam to Dillon	I-III	586 cfs + 2 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h28m
Belt Creek [MT] 1. Sec 15 to Monarch	II-III
Belt Creek [MT] 2. Monarch to Riceville	II-III
Big Hole [MT] Divide Bridge to Beaverhead R.	II	3.55 ft -0.01 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h13m
Big Timber Creek [MT] near Half Moon Campground	V
Blackfoot, North Fork [MT] Wilderness Boundary to Blackfoot R.	I-III	3.50 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h43m
Blackfoot [MT] Hwy 141 Bridge to Scotty Brown Bridge	II	4.77 ft -0.01 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h13m
Blackfoot [MT] Scotty Brown Bridge to Johnsrud Park	II-III	2100 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h58m
Boulder (Jefferson R. tributary) [MT] Bison Creek to Jefferson R.	II	244 cfs -2 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h28m
Boulder, East [MT] Headwaters to Boulder R.	I-II
Boulder, South [MT] Upper South Fork	V
Boulder, West [MT] Gallatin Nat. Forest boundary to Boulder R.	II-III
Boulder, West [MT] above the campground	IV-V	5.43 ft +0.01 ft/hr	L0- Below Recom.	04h29m
Boulder [MT] 1. Fourmile to Speculator Creek (Hells Canyon)	III-V	3020 cfs + 23 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	04h29m
Boulder [MT] 2. Speculator Creek to Chippy Park Campground	III-IV	5.43 ft +0.01 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	04h29m
Boulder [MT] 3. Chippy Park Campground to Boulder Falls	II-III	3020 cfs + 23 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	04h29m
Boulder [MT] 4. Boulder Falls to highway (Boulder Falls Canyon)	V+	5.43 ft +0.01 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	04h29m
Boulder [MT] 5. McLeod to Hwy. bridge	III	3020 cfs + 23 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	04h29m
Clark Fork [MT] 1. Missoula Town Run	II	8010 cfs -40 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h43m
Clark Fork [MT] 2. Alberton Put In to Fish Creek	III-IV	10600 cfs -25 cfs/hr	R4- Runnable	01h43m
Clark Fork [MT] 3. Fish Creek to Forest Grove	I-IV	10600 cfs -25 cfs/hr	R6- Runnable	01h43m
Clarks Fork Yellowstone [MT] Trailhead to State line	IV	4710 cfs -87 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h43m
Dearborn [MT] 1) Upper (carry up 4 miles from end of Dearborn Canyon Road)	III-V(V+)	207 cfs + 3 cfs/hr	L2- Below Recom.	01h28m
Dearborn [MT] 2) Falls Creek to Hwy 200 Bridge	II-III
Dearborn [MT] 3) Dearborn Canyon Road Bridge to Hwy 287 Bridge	I-II	207 cfs + 3 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h28m
Dearborn [MT] 4) Hwy 287 Bridge to Missouri R.	II-III
Elk Creek [MT] Near Heron	II-III
Falls Creek (Dearborn Trib) [MT] (hike up) 2 miles above Dearborn to Dearborn	III-V(V+)	207 cfs + 3 cfs/hr	L6- Below Recom.	01h28m
Falls Creek [MT] unknown	V
Fish Creek [MT] N Fork Fish Creek to Clark Fork R.	III-IV
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 1. Schafer Meadows to Bear Creek	I-IV	4490 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h58m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 2. Bear Creek to Moccasin Creek	II+	4490 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R4- Runnable	00h58m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 3. Moccasin Creek to West Glacier	III	4490 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R4- Runnable	00h58m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 4. West Glacier to Blankenship Bridge	II	4490 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R4- Runnable	00h58m
Flathead, North Fork [MT] 1. Canadian Border to Blankenship Bridge	I-II+(III)	3860 cfs + 30 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h58m
Flathead, North Fork [MT] 2. Big Creek to Glacier Rim	II(III)	3860 cfs + 30 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h58m
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 1. Big Prairie to Mid Creek	II+	7.91 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h58m
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 2. Mid Creek to Cedar Flats	IV(V+)
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 3. Cedar Flats to Spotted Bear	II	3660 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h58m
Flathead [MT] Kerr Dam to County Road Bridge	II-III
Gallatin, West Fork [MT] Ouzel Falls to .75 miles downstream	IV-V(V+)
Gallatin [MT] 1. Yellowstone Nat. Park to W. Fork Gallatin	I-II	2170 cfs -7 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h58m
Gallatin [MT] 2. W. Fork Gallatin to Greek Creek	II-III	3.29 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h58m
Gallatin [MT] 3. Greek Creek to Spanish Creek	II-IV	2170 cfs -7 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h58m
Grave Creek [MT] Foundation Creek to Tobacco R.	II
Hyalite Creek [MT] Roadside	IV-V
Hyalite Creek [MT] The Upper	IV-V
Judith [MT] Danvers Bridge to Anderson Bridge	II-III	2.69 ft +0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h58m
Jungle Creek [MT] From the road	V+
Kootenai Creek [MT] trailside	IV-V	1820 cfs -5 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	03h30m
Kootenai [MT] Libby to Troy	I-IV	9980 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h43m
Lake Creek [MT] (unknown location)	V+	544 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	27h30m
Lake Creek [MT] Dam to Troy	V+
Little Prickly Pear Creek [MT] Spring Gulch access to Wolf Creek	I-III	70 cfs + 1 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	02h43m
Logan Creek [MT] 1. Upper	IV-V
Logan Creek [MT] 2. Lower	II-III
Madison [MT] 1) Hebgen Res to Quake Lake	II-III	1.89 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h43m
Madison [MT] 2) Quake Lake to 1.5 miles downstream	IV-V	1.89 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L4- Below Recom.	00h43m
Madison [MT] 3) Beartrap Canyon: Madison Dam to Route 84	I-IV	3.73 ft +0.01 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h58m
Mill Creek [MT] along Mill Creek Road into Frenchtown	V
Missouri [MT] Great Falls	II(V)
Mulherin Creek [MT] Yellowstone NP to Yellowstone R.	II-III
Prospect Creek [MT] Clear Creek to Clark Fork	III-IV+	175 cfs + 1 cfs/hr	L5- Below Recom.	01h28m
Rock Creek (Carbon County) [MT] Lake Fork to Red Lodge	II-IV	6.53 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h28m
Rock Creek (Missoula County) [MT] Middle & West Fork confluence to Clark Fork R.	II-III	1010 cfs -2 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h28m
Rosebud Creek, East [MT] Lake to Sand Dunes Campground	IV-V
Rosebud Creek, West [MT] Emerald Lake to Pine Grove Campground	III-IV+(V)	630 cfs -41 cfs/hr	R6- Runnable	01h13m
Rosebud Creek [MT] East & West Fork Rosebud to Stillwater R.	II-III
Smith [MT] Camp Baker to Eden Bridge	I-III	3.87 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h43m
Stillwater, West [MT] West Stillwater	IV-V
Stillwater [MT] 0. Upper Stillwater Lake to Lower Stillwater Lake	III-IV
Stillwater [MT] 1. Woodbine Campground to below Chrome Mine	I-V	4490 cfs -7 cfs/hr	H3- Above Recom.	02h13m
Stillwater [MT] 2. Buffalo Jump public access to Cliff Swallow public access...	I-III	5.00 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h13m
Stillwater [MT] 3. Cliff Swallow public access to Whitebird public access	II	5.00 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h13m
Stillwater [MT] 4. Whitebird public access to Fireman's Point public access	III	5.00 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h13m
Sunday Creek [MT] Headwaters to Stillwater R.	III-IV
Swan [MT] Bigfork Dam to Flathead R.	III-IV	1840 cfs -10 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h58m
Tenderfoot Creek [MT] S. Fork Tenderfoot to Smith R.	II
Thompson River [MT] To Clark Fork Confluence	I-III	366 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L8- Below Recom.	00h58m
Trout Creek [MT] Canyon Section	V	175 cfs + 1 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	01h28m
Two Medicine [MT] Forest Service Boundary to Sullivan Bridge	II-III
Two Medicine [MT] north of East Glacier to the east glacier bridge	II-III(V)
Vermilion [MT] Headwaters to Clark Fork R.	IV
Yaak [MT] 1. Spread Creek to Yaak Falls	II-III	513 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h28m
Yaak [MT] 2. Yaak Falls to Kootenai R.	IV-V	3.85 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L6- Below Recom.	02h28m
Yellowstone [MT] 1. Gardiner to Miner (Yankee Jim Canyon)	I-III	11600 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h43m
Yellowstone [MT] 2. Boulder R. to Clarks Fork Yellowstone R.	I-III
Yellowstone [MT] 3. Clarks Fork Yellowstone R. to Billings, MT	II	26100 cfs + 100 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h43m