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Rapid ID Class II

Whitewater 102

Payette - 1. Banks to Beehive Bend (ID)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Payette River near Horseshoe Bend ID Downstream Primary

Runnable: 800.0 – 12,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Read and run rapid with a good eddy at the bottom left to check in and assess how the group is feeling. These first two rapids are great to get a feel for newer paddlers--if you are having problems at this point, best to get out here because it only gets bigger.