Snake, ID

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River Description

One mile of white knuckle BIG water for EXPERT kayakers only. The last time two catarafters tried it, one swam the last part, and the other died. (Bob Clayton 6/8/1995) They were expert rafters. As far as I know, it has never been successfully run with anything but a kayak.

You can hike the entire reach on the south side. Scout it, and make sure you can handle what is there!

Thanks to Idaho Power for creating a great put in and take out as part of thier Milner Power Plant project. Here are some additional details on the releases they are providing as part of their FERC license requirements:
*A whitewater release request must be made before 3 p.m. (MST) on the Friday before the requested weekend day.
*A whitewater release request will occur only if there is sufficient water available and if requests for a given weekend day include at least two boaters.
*A minimum of two boaters must check in at the Milner Power Plant before a requested release will be provided.
*To verify a whitewater release, requesters must call the 800 number above before 3 p.m. MST on the Friday before the requested weekend day. The request will be counted as one release day if sufficient water was available and no cancellation was made.
*The 1.6-mile stretch of river between the dam and the power plant is a Class V-level whitewater rapid, recommended only for experts when flows exceed 10,000 cfs.

I will take my GPS out to the site and get accurate positions before the season starts.