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Lower Mesa Run Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip on the Henrys Fork River



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Lower Mesa Run Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip on the Henrys Fork River

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Lower Mesa Run Info
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Put In:  Grandview, below Lower Mesa Falls
Take Out:  Warm River
Difficulty:  Class II
Gradient:  35 fpm
Run Length:  4 miles
Current Streamflow:  2190 cfs @ 05/26/2012 10:15 AM - HENRYS FORK NR ASHTON ID, reading taken from USGS
Good Level:  1000-2000 cfs
Streamflow Comments: 
Season Comments:  May, June, July
Primary Season: 
Water Craft:  kayak,wwcan,raft
Camping on River:  Yes. There is camping at the put-in and the take-out.
Location:  In the Rocky Mtn Region (ID), of
Shuttle Logistics: 

To get to the put-in from Warm River:

Head up Hwy 47 seven miles to Grandview Overlook.

 

To get to the take-out:

1. Head south on ID-47 S/Mesa Falls Scenic Byway toward Wood Rd  
   
6.0 mi

 

 

 


Lower Mesa Run on the Henrys Fork River

The run is a nice float with a gnarly put-in.  Watch for Surprise Falls, a small ledge about a mile downstream. 


Last Edited by josho on 5/18/2011
 



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