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Rapid ID Class V

Very Big Rapid

Blackfoot - Trail Creek Bridge to Cedar Creek (near Aldridge) (ID)

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Gauge Conditions
Blackfoot River near Shelley ID Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Very Big Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Calm water flows around an island, then into the congested entrance to one of the biggest and longest rapids on the run. The river drops 104 feet in the next 1/2 mile which is the steepest section of the run. A tenth of a mile after that, the serious whitewater is over.  Elevation at entrance is 5000 feet.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class V
Mile Marker
7.6 mi
Directions
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Trail Creek Bridge to Cedar Creek (near Aldridge)
Blackfoot
IV-V 10.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater