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Rapid ID Class IV

Sidewinder

American Whitewater 42.1687, -116.4965

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Gauge Conditions

EF Owyhee River at Crutcher Crossing, ID Downstream Primary

Runnable: 500.0 – 6,000.0 CFS

At lower flows the continuous section near the beginning may be impassable for rafts, but still runnable for smaller craft.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Sidewinder is a technical Class IV rapid requiring precise boat positioning to navigate a series of offset hydraulics and mid-stream boulders. Paddlers must carefully thread between two prominent holes while maintaining momentum, with the main current pushing towards a potentially retentive right-side feature that demands an aggressive left-side line.