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Created 2007-08-27
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.

Payette SF, Staircase Run

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