Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 400.0 – 25,000.0 CFS
Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Handy Creek rapid presents a Class III challenge with a series of powerful, closely-spaced waves and potential pour-overs that demand precise boat control and line selection. Paddlers should be prepared to navigate through the main current's turbulent center, watching for submerged rocks and hydraulics that can quickly complicate the descent, especially at varying water levels.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (11)
Rapid
N/A
Split Creek Access, Put-In
Rapid
III
Surprise
Rapid
II
Fire Creek
Rapid
III
Coolwater Creek
Rapid
N/A
Knife Edge River Access
Rapid
II
Unnamed Rapid
Rapid
II
Apgar Rapid
Rapid
N/A
Apgar Campground Access
Rapid
IV
Hellgate
Rapid
N/A
Selway-Lochsa Confluence Take-Out
Rapid
N/A
Wild Goose Campground Access
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4 - Split Creek Pack Bridge to Lowell (Selway)
Lochsa
II-III+
15.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater