| Created 2007-08-27
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| Condition |
| Flow: |
516 (Updated: 2008-10-15) |
| Condition: |
Low
, class III+
|
|
200-1500: Low
(III+)
1500-6000: Optimal
(IV-)
6000-: High
(IV)
|
| |
| Facts |
| Normal grade: |
III-IV |
| State: |
Idaho |
| Put in: |
Deer creek |
| Take out: |
Banks |
| Length: |
5 miles |
| Gradient: |
32 fpm |
| Shuttle: |
5 miles |
| Gauge: |
sf payette staircase- lowman+deadwood+mf (formula) |
| |
| Description |
Very popular class IV run. It is 45 min from Boise, roadside, and therefore a popular evening run with the locals. The first 2-3 miles are with entertaining rapids and wave trains, then Staircase a long class IV rapid followed by a long sections of flat water, and finally Slalom another long class IV.
It is almost always possible to 1) hitch a ride for the shuttle, 2) hook up with other people going down the river.