Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Paddlers typically refer to the staff gauge at Paradise (the put-in). At 1' to 3' the run is III/IV, 3' to 6' the run is IV , and above 6' the run begins to take on a class V character. Call the river office for current information 406-821-3269. The USGS realtime gauge is near Lowell (the take-out)

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SELWAY RIVER NR LOWELL ID
usgs-13336500 700 - 35000 cfs IV 01h20m 1010 cfs (rc= 0.1 )
These flows are cool for kayaks. Rafts want at least 1200-1500 to navigate the river
Many paddlers use the foot gage at the Paradise Boat Launch, though this gage is not on-line.
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
700 -2000 cfs barely runnable-perfect runnable IV These flows are cool for kayaks. Rafts want at least 1200-1500 to navigate the river
2001 -16000 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable IV Very rough estimate of high water division
16001 -35000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable IV High Water!

Report - Reports of Selway 1 - Paradise to Selway Falls and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Selway River [ID] Unloading gear at Shearer airstrip 420cfs - too low n/a
187d20h18m @Selway 1 - Paradise to Selway Falls [ID] Selway River Trip 1800 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
1y152d22h42m @Selway 1 - Paradise to Selway Falls [ID] little niagra, about 7.5' n/a team 85
1y152d22h47m @Selway 1 - Paradise to Selway Falls [ID] Somewhere in ladel, about 7.5' n/a team 85
3y186d10h18m Selway [ID] Camping on the Selway n/a Dave Steindorf
3y187d10h18m Selway [ID] Put-in on the Selway 1100 cfs Dave Steindorf
4y153d10h18m Selway [ID] Shearer Airstrip Selway 420 cfs jerry spence
4y266d10h18m Selway [ID] Selway 4.9 ft Dustin Prinzing
4y282d18h18m Selway [ID] Rock Island Rapid 8700 cfs Thomas O'Keefe
5y127d18h18m Selway [ID] Double Drop Rapid at Base Flow 550 Kevin Colburn
5y127d18h18m Selway [ID] The Low Water Diet 550 Kevin Colburn
5y244d18h18m Selway [ID] Morning on the Selway 8 ft at Lowell Kevin Colburn
5y245d18h18m Selway [ID] Ladle 8ft at Lowell Kevin Colburn
5y246d18h18m Selway [ID] The Gorge 8 ft at lowell Kevin Colburn