Montana, US River List

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River Name/Section	Class	Level		Updated
Bear Creek [MT] Trailside/Bitterroots	V	n/a
Beaverhead [MT] Clark Canyon Dam to Dillon	I-III	312 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h24m
Belt Creek [MT] 1. Sec 15 to Monarch	II-III	n/a
Belt Creek [MT] 2. Monarch to Riceville	II-III	302 cfs -1 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h24m
Big Hole [MT] Divide Bridge to Beaverhead R.	II	4.59 ft -0.03 ft/hr	R4- Runnable	01h09m
Big Timber Creek [MT] near Half Moon Campground	V	n/a
Blackfoot, North Fork [MT] Foot Bridge to Road Bridge (Hike In)	IV	630 cfs + 19 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h39m
Blackfoot [MT] Hwy 141 Bridge to Scotty Brown Bridge	II	4.27 ft +0.01 ft/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h54m
Blackfoot [MT] Scotty Brown Bridge to Johnsrud Park	II-III	3970 cfs + 80 cfs/hr	R3- Runnable	00h54m
Bouder Creek [MT] Fig slide to Lower Boulder Creek Falls	III-IV(V)	n/a
Boulder (Jefferson R. tributary) [MT] Bison Creek to Jefferson R.	II	735 cfs -6 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h24m
Boulder, East [MT] Headwaters to Boulder R.	I-II	n/a
Boulder, South [MT] Upper South Fork	V	n/a
Boulder, West [MT] Gallatin Nat. Forest boundary to Boulder R.	II-III	n/a
Boulder, West [MT] above the campground	IV-V	284 cfs -7 cfs/hr	L0- Below Recom.	00h54m
Boulder [MT] 1. Fourmile to Speculator Creek (Hells Canyon)	III-V	284 cfs -7 cfs/hr	L7- Below Recom.	00h54m
Boulder [MT] 2. Speculator Creek to Chippy Park Campground	III-IV	2.68 ft -0.02 ft/hr	L8- Below Recom.	00h54m
Boulder [MT] 3. Chippy Park Campground to Boulder Falls	II-III	284 cfs -7 cfs/hr	L7- Below Recom.	00h54m
Boulder [MT] 4. Boulder Falls to highway (Boulder Falls Canyon)	V+	2.68 ft -0.02 ft/hr	L2- Below Recom.	00h54m
Boulder [MT] 5. McLeod to Hwy. bridge	III	284 cfs -7 cfs/hr	L7- Below Recom.	00h54m
Callahan Creek [MT] Gorge	I-V(V+)	n/a
Clark Fork [MT] 1. Missoula Town Run	II	11800 cfs + 301 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h39m
Clark Fork [MT] 2. Alberton Put In to Fish Creek	III-IV	14200 cfs + 201 cfs/hr	R6- Runnable	00h54m
Clark Fork [MT] 3. Fish Creek to Forest Grove	I-IV	14200 cfs + 201 cfs/hr	R8- Upper Runnable	00h54m
Clarks Fork Yellowstone [MT] Trailhead to State line	IV	757 cfs + 132 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h39m
Dearborn [MT] 1) Upper (carry up 4 miles from end of Dearborn Canyon Road)	III-V(V+)	963 cfs + 20 cfs/hr	R5- Runnable	00h24m
Dearborn [MT] 2) Falls Creek to Hwy 200 Bridge	II-III	n/a
Dearborn [MT] 3) Dearborn Canyon Road Bridge to Hwy 287 Bridge	I-II	963 cfs + 20 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h24m
Dearborn [MT] 4) Hwy 287 Bridge to Missouri R.	II-III	n/a
Elk Creek (Swan Trib) [MT] Hike In	IV-V	80 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L0- Below Recom.	00h24m
Elk Creek [MT] Near Heron	II-III	n/a
Falls Creek (Dearborn Trib) [MT] (hike up) 2 miles above Dearborn to Dearborn	III-V(V+)	963 cfs + 20 cfs/hr	R4- Runnable	00h24m
Falls Creek [MT] unknown	V	n/a
Fish Creek [MT] N Fork Fish Creek to Clark Fork River	I-III	~ 605 cfs + 4 cfs/hr	R5- Runnable	00h24m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 1. Schafer Meadows to Bear Creek	I-IV	6460 cfs + 161 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h54m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 2. Bear Creek to Paola Access Area	II-III	6460 cfs + 161 cfs/hr	R7- Upper Runnable	00h54m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 3. Moccasin Creek to West Glacier	III+	6460 cfs + 161 cfs/hr	R7- Upper Runnable	00h54m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 4. West Glacier to Blankenship Bridge	II	6460 cfs + 161 cfs/hr	R7- Upper Runnable	00h54m
Flathead, North Fork [MT] 1. Canadian Border to Blankenship Bridge	I-II+(III)	3450 cfs + 131 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h54m
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 1. Big Prairie to Mid Creek	II+	8.51 ft +0.06 ft/hr	R3- Runnable	00h54m
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 2. Mid Creek to Cedar Flats	IV(V+)	n/a
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 3. Cedar Flats to Spotted Bear	II	4970 cfs + 131 cfs/hr	R3- Runnable	00h54m
Flathead [MT] Buffalo Rapids: Kerr Dam to County Road Bridge	III+	4860 cfs -60 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h50m
Flint Creek [MT] Valley Run	III-IV	45 cfs + 1 cfs/hr	L4- Below Recom.	01h09m
Gallatin, South Fork West Fork [MT] Ousel Falls to .75 miles downstream	IV-V(V+)	n/a
Gallatin [MT] 1. Yellowstone Nat. Park to W. Fork Gallatin	I-II	820 cfs -8 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h39m
Gallatin [MT] 2. W. Fork Gallatin to Greek Creek	II-III	2.05 ft -0.01 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h39m
Gallatin [MT] 3. Greek Creek to Spanish Creek (House Rock)	II-IV	820 cfs -8 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h39m
Glacier Creek [MT] Trailside	IV	80 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L3- Below Recom.	00h24m
Grave Creek [MT] Foundation Creek to Tobacco R.	II	n/a
Graves Creek [MT] Above Hungry Horse Reservoir	V+	n/a
Hellroaring Creek [MT] Headwaters to Yellowstone National Park	IV-V	n/a
Hyalite Creek [MT] 1. Grotto Falls to Hyalite Canyon Rd.	IV-V	n/a
Hyalite Creek [MT] 2. Below Hyalite Reservoir	IV-V	n/a
Judith [MT] Danvers Bridge to Anderson Bridge	I	5.91 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R7- Upper Runnable	00h24m
Jungle Creek [MT] From the road	V+	n/a
Kootenai Creek [MT] trailside	IV-V	1830 cfs + 20 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h24m
Kootenai [MT] Libby to Troy	I-IV	4070 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L6- Below Recom.	00h39m
Lake Creek [MT] (unknown location)	V+	n/a
Lake Creek [MT] Dam to Troy	V+	n/a
Little Prickly Pear Creek [MT] Spring Gulch access to Wolf Creek	I-III	341 cfs + 4 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h54m
Logan Creek [MT] 1. Upper	IV-V	n/a
Logan Creek [MT] 2. Lower	II-III	n/a
Madison [MT] 1) Hebgen Res to Quake Lake	II-III	2.37 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R4- Runnable	00h54m
Madison [MT] 2) Quake Lake to 1.5 miles downstream	IV-V	1820 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R5- Runnable	00h54m
Madison [MT] 3) Beartrap Canyon: Madison Dam to Route 84	I-IV	3.33 ft +0.01 ft/hr	R4- Runnable	00h54m
McDonald Creek [MT] Going to the Sun Roadside	V	6460 cfs + 161 cfs/hr	H3- Above Recom.	00h54m
Mill Creek [MT] along Mill Creek Road into Frenchtown	V	n/a
Missouri [MT] Great Falls	II(V)	n/a
Mulherin Creek [MT] Yellowstone NP to Yellowstone R.	II-III	n/a
Prospect Creek [MT] Clear Creek to Clark Fork	III-V	605 cfs + 4 cfs/hr	R7- Upper Runnable	00h24m
Rattlesnake Creek [MT] Backcountry Run	III-V+	n/a
Rattlesnake Creek [MT] Duncan Drive to Clark Fork	II-III	n/a
Rock Creek (Bitterroots) [MT] Above Lake Como	IV-V(V+)	n/a
Rock Creek (Carbon County) [MT] Lake Fork to Red Lodge	II-IV	4.75 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L2- Below Recom.	00h39m
Rock Creek (Missoula County) [MT] Middle & West Fork confluence to Clark Fork R.	II-III	1480 cfs + 30 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h54m
Rosebud Creek, East [MT] Lake to Sand Dunes Campground	IV-V	n/a
Rosebud Creek, West [MT] Emerald Lake to Pine Grove Campground	III-IV+(V)	84 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L4- Below Recom.	01h09m
Rosebud Creek [MT] East & West Fork Rosebud to Stillwater R.	II-III	n/a
Smith [MT] Camp Baker to Eden Bridge	I-III	1050 cfs -10 cfs/hr	R5- Runnable	00h24m
Spotted Bear River [MT] Big Bill Mountain to the South Fork	II(V)	n/a
Stillwater, West [MT] Initial Creek Campground to Stillwater Road	IV-V	n/a
Stillwater [MT] 0. Upper Stillwater Lake to Lower Stillwater Lake (near Whit...	III-IV	n/a
Stillwater [MT] 1. Woodbine Campground to below Chrome Mine	I-V	810 cfs + 15 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	00h24m
Stillwater [MT] 2. Buffalo Jump public access to Cliff Swallow public access...	I-III	2.53 ft +0.02 ft/hr	L7- Below Recom.	00h24m
Stillwater [MT] 3 Day Mission	V	n/a
Stillwater [MT] 3. Cliff Swallow public access to Whitebird public access	II	2.53 ft +0.02 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h24m
Stillwater [MT] 4. Whitebird public access to Fireman's Point public access	III	2.53 ft +0.02 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h24m
Sun River (South Fork) [MT] Wilderness Run	II-III(V)	n/a
Sunday Creek [MT] Headwaters to Stillwater R.	III-IV	n/a
Swan River [MT] Crystal Lake to Lindburgh Lake	III-V	80 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L0- Below Recom.	00h24m
Swan [MT] Bigfork Dam to Bigfork Powerhouse	III-IV	1480 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h39m
Tenderfoot Creek [MT] S. Fork Tenderfoot to Smith R.	II	n/a
Teton River (North Fork) [MT] Box Canyon	II-III	118 cfs -4 cfs/hr	L3- Below Recom.	00h54m
Teton River, North Fork [MT] Rocky Mountain Front	II-III	118 cfs -4 cfs/hr	L3- Below Recom.	00h54m
Teton River, South Fork [MT] Roadside	II-III	n/a
Thompson River [MT] Little Thompson River to Clark Fork Confluence	I-III	908 cfs + 15 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h54m
Trout Creek [MT] Canyon Section	V	605 cfs + 4 cfs/hr	L8- Below Recom.	00h24m
Two Medicine, South Fork [MT] Canyon	III-IV	1480 cfs -10 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h24m
Two Medicine [MT] Forest Service Boundary to Sullivan Bridge	II-III	4.35 ft -0.02 ft/hr	L9- Below Recom.	00h24m
Two Medicine [MT] north of East Glacier to the east glacier bridge	II-III(V)	1480 cfs -10 cfs/hr	R9- Upper Runnable	00h24m
Upper Twin Creek [MT] Nanny Creek to SF Flathead (Hike In)	III+(V+)	4970 cfs + 131 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h54m
Vermilion [MT] Headwaters to Clark Fork R.	IV	n/a
Yaak [MT] 1. Spread Creek to Yaak Falls	II-III	1920 cfs + 30 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h54m
Yaak [MT] 2. Yaak Falls to Kootenai R.	IV-V	5.53 ft +0.02 ft/hr	R4- Runnable	00h54m
Yellowstone [MT] 1. Gardiner to Miner (Yankee Jim Canyon)	I-III	2280 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h39m
Yellowstone [MT] 2. Boulder R. to Clarks Fork Yellowstone R.	I-III	n/a
Yellowstone [MT] 3. Clarks Fork Yellowstone R. to Billings, MT	II	5690 cfs + 20 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h39m