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Rapid OR Class IV

upper Half Mile Rapids

American Whitewater 42.6510, -117.2580

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Gauge Conditions

Owyhee River near Rome OR Downstream Primary

Runnable: 1,000.0 – 5,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Half Mile Rapids is exactly that, about a half mile long class IV, consisting of an upper section, a short pool, and then a lower section. At lower flows the rapid becomes a technical boulder garden. At higher flows (>2500cfs) it can be a wild ride with big waves and holes.