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Rapid ID Class II

Tail Rapid

Snake - G) Lower Salmon Falls Dam to Bliss Reservoir (ID)

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Gauge Conditions
Snake River below Lower Salmon Falls near Hagerman ID Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description

We call it the Tail because at high flows it is the tail end of Swim or Number #3 rapid above it. In fact, at flows above 15,000 cfs from Pylon to the Tail it is one big rapid with large rollers. 

This wave train is best a flows below 5,000 cfs or above 8,000 cfs.  At higher flows the hydrolics below the Tail are really strong and the water is really deep. Not the best place for lazy swimmers.  Typically it just has lots of boilers. 

You can catch the large eddy on river right and come back for photos of the rest of the group or sneek into the wave train again. 

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
2.0 mi
Directions
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G) Lower Salmon Falls Dam to Bliss Reservoir
Snake
II-III 7.1 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater