Kootenai

Falls & Gorge

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August 24, 2009

Trip Report

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This page is actually pretty misleading. There's only a mile or two of good whitewater out of the 20 they have listed. For just the class IV stretch, put in about 10 miles west of Libby at the Kootnai Falls parking lot on rt. 2, and take out river left when the canyon opens up. It's a short enough shuttle to be easily walked or biked.

Also, I ran it this week at 7,000 cfs, and though there's a rock on the lip of the right side of the drop that could mess with you, it's good to go at that level.