Rattlesnake Creek starts high in its namesake Wilderness, flows for miles through scenic backcountry, and then through city parks and occasional back yards as it makes its way through one of Missoula, Montana's quieter neighborhoods. A dam blocked the stream where it emerges from the National Forest since 1904, until this summer. In a project led by Rob Roberts at Trout Unlimited the dam has been removed and the river channel is being restored. When flows come back up in the spring paddlers will be able to float from the National Forest to the Clark Fork River without needing to portage the dam for the first time in over a century, and fish will be able to move freely up and downstream. Learn more here, and enjoy the newly free flowing Rattlesnake Creek.