| Put In: |
Hells Canyon Dam |
| Take Out: |
Heller Bar |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
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| Gradient: |
8 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
79 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
20500 cfs @ 02/09/2012 05:30 PM - SNAKE RIVER AT HELLS CANYON DAM ID-OR STATE LINE, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
800-521-9102 in Idaho; 800-422-3143 |
| Good Level: |
5,000-40,000 cfs |
| Streamflow Comments: |
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| Season Comments: |
April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
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| Primary Season: |
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| Permit: |
Required from Hells Canyon Dam to Rush Creek (mile 16). Apply December 1 through January 31; lottery held in February. Maximum group size of 30. |
| Character/Similar To: |
Large volume river with big waves and rapids that flows through massive, narrow canyons. Pleasant float with a few rapids below Pittsburg Landing. This lower section often becomes crowded. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,wwcan,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Mostly public |
| Wilderness: |
Yes |
| Camping on River: |
No camping at Hells Canyon put-in. Camping is mostly on grassy benches above the river. Good beaches below the Salmon confluence. Campfires prohibited July 1-September 15. |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (ID,OR), 150 miles Northwest of Boise |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: Just below Hells Canyon Dam on the Idaho-Oregon border, some 22 miles north of Copperfield, Oregon via Hwy 71.
Take-out: Go south on Idaho 71 to Cambridge, north on US 95 to Lewiston, south on Washington 129 to Asotin, then upriver on the paved and gravel road along the Snake some 23 miles to the Heller Bar or Grande Ronde boat ramps.
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