Belt Creek

2. Monarch to Riceville

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June 22, 2023

June Kid Paddle With Good But Low Flow

ReporterKevin Colburn
Gauge Reading370 cfs at Belt Creek near Monarch MT
FlowLow Flow

Chris Ennis and I paddled from Monarch down with our kids on a nice sunny June day. Flows were low but pretty ideal for the kids, and still fun in a canoe and packrafts, with minimal scraping. There were a couple log jams in the first few braided miles that were a bit sketchy but we navigated past them without issue. The trip took us just shy of 4 hours with a short lunch stop and some pretty active paddling. The kids had a great trip, though putting in at Logging Creek probably would have made for a more ideal length for them.