Lochsa

4 - Split Creek Pack Bridge to Lowell (Selway)

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May 4, 2025

Trip Report

ReporterJoseph Whitney
Gauge Reading9600 cfs at LOCHSA RIVER NR LOWELL ID

Ran this stretch with 3 others in a 14' raft. Every rapid was straigth forward read and run except Hellgate. We gave Hellgate a good look before running. We opted for a pretty conservative line on the far right of the hidden hole in the wave train. We realized immediatly that we could have crowded the hole a little more and made it more interesting. Every rapid had nice tall long wave trains that were a blast. We took out at Three Rivers. In the future we will take out at the access just up river at Pete King rd. Putting in at Split Creek takes a little effort and timing to get the boat and gear down to the river and stay out of the way of everyone running laps on the Wilderness Gateway to Split section.

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