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Buffalo Rapids Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Kerr Dam |
| Take Out: |
Buffalo Bridge |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
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| Gradient: |
10 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
7 miles; longer runs possible. |
| Current Streamflow |
37500 cfs @ 06/05/2008 04:15 AM - Flathead River near Polson MT, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
Montana Power, 406-833-4450. |
| Good Level: |
2,000-20,000 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
May, June, July, August, September, October
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| Permit: |
Required by the Flathead Indian Reservation. For information call the reservation, 406-675-2700. |
| Character/Similar To: |
This section of the Flathead flows through lightly forested canyon and offers good whitewater and the big waves and holes of Buffalo Rapids. Above 20,000 cfs many of the rapids wash out, though powerful currents and suctions can be hazardous. This section becomes more difficult at low to moderate flows when large waves and holes develop and some sharp drops and rocks appear. |
| Hazards: |
Fluctuating water levels caused by dam releases. |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,canoe,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Flathead Indian Reservation |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Location: |
In the Rocky Mtn Region (MT), 188 miles Northwest of Helena |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: Follow US 93 to Polson at the south end of Flathead Lake. Paved roads lead west some 6 miles to the put-in a few hundred yards below Kerr Dam.
Take-out: From Kerr Dam follow unpaved roads south and west some 10 miles to the take-out at Buffalo Bridge. |
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