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Spruce Tree Campground to Gold Creek Info
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| Put In: |
Spruce Tree Campground |
| Take Out: |
Gold Creek |
| Difficulty: |
Class II
, Class III
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| Gradient: |
35 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
12 miles |
| Current Streamflow |
435 cfs @ 10/12/2008 05:30 AM - ST JOE RIVER AT CALDER ID, reading taken from USGS
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| Good Level: |
1,000-6,000 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
May, June, July
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| Permit: |
None presently required. |
| Character/Similar To: |
Small river with swift current and intermediate whitewater that runs through beautiful forested canyon. |
| Hazards: |
Possible log hazards. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,canoe,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
National Forest |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Camping on River: |
USFS Campgrounds |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (ID), 466 miles Northeast of Boise |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: From St. Maries, Idaho, drive upstream along the north bank some 50 miles on St. Joe River Road (forest Hwy 50) to Avery. USFS Road 218 follows the river upstream some 40 miles to the put-in at Spruce Tree Campground.
Take-out: Gold Creek is located 12 miles north of Spruce Tree Campground on USFS Road 218. |
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