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Other Whitewater Trips on the South Fork Clearwater River
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:: Golden Canyon Whitewater Kayaking Trip
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Golden Canyon Whitewater Kayaking Trip on the South Fork Clearwater River |
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Golden Canyon Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Hanging Rock |
| Take Out: |
Pack Bridge |
| Difficulty: |
Class IV
, Class V
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| Gradient: |
98 feet per mile |
| Run Length: |
10 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
2010 cfs @ 05/26/2012 09:15 AM - SF CLEARWATER RIVER AT STITES ID, reading taken from USGS
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| Good Level: |
600-1500 cfs |
| Streamflow Comments: |
At higher flows this river is a stout class V; at lower flows it becomes a highly technical class IV. |
| Season Comments: |
May
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| Water Craft: |
kayak |
| Camping on River: |
Castle Creek, downstream of the take-out is a good spot. |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (ID), of |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
The put-in is sighted by a large rock hanging over the road at around Milepost 28 on Hwy 14, south of Grangeville. The take out is up the road at the pack bridge near Milepost 19. |
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| Golden Canyon on the South Fork Clearwater River |
| Most people put in below Coyote Falls, which is mile upstream of Hanging Rock. From Hanging Rock down to "Chuck Rollins" is three miles of dodging rocks. A large overhanging boulder on the right identifies the entrance to this rapid. Two miles of easy water follow. Then the action picks up for another two miles. Close to the end of the run is a river wide hole known as Fish Jump. |
Last Edited by josho on 3/2/2011
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