Boulder Creek
Big slide to Lower Boulder Creek Falls
| Difficulty | IV-V |
| Length | 0.6 mi |
| Avg Gradient | n/a |
| Gauge | West Fork Bitterroot River Nr Conner Mt |
| Flow Rate as of 1 hour | 1410 cfsabove recommended |
| Reach Info Last Updated | March 2, 2023 |
River Description
This is great little creek with some some powerful bedrock drops, boulder gardens and one ski-jump style slide (Lower Boulder Falls). It's a great pre-warmer for the step-up run - Bear Creek (Victor, MT). The slides and falls section at the end are the crux and must be scouted carefully as there are few eddies, and wood moves around year to year. It's a small creek and really at all levels you should scout everything.
The top half is mostly short slides with some boulder drops with one long low angle slide.
The take out is at the pool at the bottom of Lower Boulder Cr. Falls or continue another hundred yards or so through a steep boulder garden.
River Features
Put In
Hidden Falls
The Braid
First big drop at the start of the gorge.
Lower Boulder Falls
This is a spectactular cascade that can throw you airtime at higher flows. The top section (Island Falls) rumbles down a rowdy slide and is quickly followed by the main drop which blasts upward off a bedrock ledge or at lower flows, screams left over a 5ft drop into a pool.
Take Out
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportThree of us made the short hike up to enjoy the great series of drops on a warm summer day. Its amazing this creek doesn't see more use given its easy access and challenging clean rapids. Flows were 630 on the WF Bitterroot.