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River Name/Section Class Level running? Updated
Bear Creek [MT] Trailside/Bitterroots V n/a

Beaverhead [MT] Clark Canyon Dam to Dillon I-III n/a

Belt Creek [MT] 1. Sec 15 to Monarch II-III n/a

Belt Creek [MT] 2. Monarch to Riceville II-III n/a

Big Hole [MT] Divide Bridge to Beaverhead R. II n/a

Big Timber Creek [MT] near Half Moon Campground V n/a

Blackfoot, North Fork [MT] Wilderness Boundary to Blackfoot R. I-III 2.53 ft
+0.02 ft/hr
L4-
Below Recom.

01h26m
Blackfoot [MT] Hwy 141 Bridge to Scotty Brown Bridge II 3.94 ft
+0.00 ft/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable

00h56m
Blackfoot [MT] Scotty Brown Bridge to Johnsrud Park II-III 500 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

00h41m
Boulder (Jefferson R. tributary) [MT] Bison Creek to Jefferson R. II 39 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

01h11m
Boulder, East [MT] Headwaters to Boulder R. I-II n/a

Boulder, South [MT] Upper South Fork V n/a

Boulder, West [MT] Gallatin Nat. Forest boundary to Boulder R. II-III n/a

Boulder, West [MT] above the campground IV-V 155 cfs
-4 cfs/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

03h12m
Boulder [MT] 1. Fourmile to Speculator Creek (Hells Canyon) III-V 155 cfs
-4 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

03h12m
Boulder [MT] 2. Speculator Creek to Chippy Park Campground III-IV 2.40 ft
-0.01 ft/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

03h12m
Boulder [MT] 3. Chippy Park Campground to Boulder Falls II-III 155 cfs
-4 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

03h12m
Boulder [MT] 4. Boulder Falls to highway (Boulder Falls Canyon) V+ 2.40 ft
-0.01 ft/hr
L1-
Below Recom.

03h12m
Boulder [MT] 5. McLeod to Hwy. bridge III 155 cfs
-4 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

03h12m
Callahan Creek [MT] Gorge IV-V n/a

Clark Fork [MT] 1. Missoula Town Run II 2340 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

01h26m
Clark Fork [MT] 2. Alberton Put In to Fish Creek III-IV 2980 cfs
+ 3 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

04h27m
Clark Fork [MT] 3. Fish Creek to Forest Grove I-IV 2980 cfs
+ 3 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

04h27m
Clarks Fork Yellowstone [MT] Trailhead to State line IV n/a

Dearborn [MT] 1) Upper (carry up 4 miles from end of Dearborn Canyon Road) III-V(V+) 85 cfs
-5 cfs/hr
L0-
Below Recom.

01h11m
Dearborn [MT] 2) Falls Creek to Hwy 200 Bridge II-III n/a

Dearborn [MT] 3) Dearborn Canyon Road Bridge to Hwy 287 Bridge I-II 85 cfs
-5 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

01h11m
Dearborn [MT] 4) Hwy 287 Bridge to Missouri R. II-III n/a

Elk Creek [MT] Near Heron II-III n/a

Falls Creek (Dearborn Trib) [MT] (hike up) 2 miles above Dearborn to Dearborn III-V(V+) 85 cfs
-5 cfs/hr
L5-
Below Recom.

01h11m
Falls Creek [MT] unknown V n/a

Fish Creek [MT] N Fork Fish Creek to Clark Fork R. III-IV n/a

Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 1. Schafer Meadows to Bear Creek I-IV 774 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 2. Bear Creek to Moccasin Creek II+ 774 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 3. Moccasin Creek to West Glacier III 774 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 4. West Glacier to Blankenship Bridge II 774 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Flathead, North Fork [MT] 1. Canadian Border to Blankenship Bridge I-II+(III) 737 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Flathead, North Fork [MT] 2. Big Creek to Glacier Rim II(III) 737 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 1. Big Prairie to Mid Creek II+ 4.98 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 2. Mid Creek to Cedar Flats IV(V+) n/a

Flathead, South Fork [MT] 3. Cedar Flats to Spotted Bear II 419 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Flathead [MT] Kerr Dam to County Road Bridge II-III n/a

Gallatin, West Fork [MT] Ouzel Falls to .75 miles downstream IV-V(V+) n/a

Gallatin [MT] 1. Yellowstone Nat. Park to W. Fork Gallatin I-II 329 cfs
+ 5 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Gallatin [MT] 2. W. Fork Gallatin to Greek Creek II-III 1.36 ft
+0.01 ft/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Gallatin [MT] 3. Greek Creek to Spanish Creek II-IV 329 cfs
+ 5 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Grave Creek [MT] Foundation Creek to Tobacco R. II n/a

Hyalite Creek [MT] Roadside IV-V n/a

Hyalite Creek [MT] The Upper IV-V n/a

Judith [MT] Danvers Bridge to Anderson Bridge II-III n/a

Jungle Creek [MT] From the road V+ n/a

Kootenai Creek [MT] trailside IV-V 246 cfs
+ 6 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

02h13m
Kootenai [MT] Libby to Troy I-IV 9230 cfs
+ 23 cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable

01h26m
Lake Creek [MT] (unknown location) V+ n/a

Lake Creek [MT] Dam to Troy V+ n/a

Little Prickly Pear Creek [MT] Spring Gulch access to Wolf Creek I-III 45 cfs
+ 0 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

01h26m
Logan Creek [MT] 1. Upper IV-V n/a

Logan Creek [MT] 2. Lower II-III n/a

Madison [MT] 1) Hebgen Res to Quake Lake II-III 1.82 ft
-0.01 ft/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

00h41m
Madison [MT] 2) Quake Lake to 1.5 miles downstream IV-V 1040 cfs
-10 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

00h41m
Madison [MT] 3) Beartrap Canyon: Madison Dam to Route 84 I-IV 2.75 ft
+0.01 ft/hr
R3-
Runnable

00h41m
Mill Creek [MT] along Mill Creek Road into Frenchtown V n/a

Missouri [MT] Great Falls II(V) n/a

Mulherin Creek [MT] Yellowstone NP to Yellowstone R. II-III n/a

Prospect Creek [MT] Clear Creek to Clark Fork III-IV+ 41 cfs
+ 0 cfs/hr
L2-
Below Recom.

04h12m
Rock Creek (Carbon County) [MT] Lake Fork to Red Lodge II-IV 5.05 ft
+0.01 ft/hr
L4-
Below Recom.

01h26m
Rock Creek (Missoula County) [MT] Middle & West Fork confluence to Clark Fork R. II-III 252 cfs
-1 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

01h11m
Rosebud Creek, East [MT] Lake to Sand Dunes Campground IV-V n/a

Rosebud Creek, West [MT] Emerald Lake to Pine Grove Campground III-IV+(V) 187 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L6-
Below Recom.

00h56m
Rosebud Creek [MT] East & West Fork Rosebud to Stillwater R. II-III n/a

Smith [MT] Camp Baker to Eden Bridge I-III 3.17 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

04h27m
Stillwater, West [MT] West Stillwater IV-V n/a

Stillwater [MT] 0. Upper Stillwater Lake to Lower Stillwater Lake III-IV n/a

Stillwater [MT] 1. Woodbine Campground to below Chrome Mine I-V 412 cfs
-18 cfs/hr
L7-
Below Recom.

00h56m
Stillwater [MT] 2. Buffalo Jump public access to Cliff Swallow public access... I-III 2.02 ft
-0.03 ft/hr
L5-
Below Recom.

00h56m
Stillwater [MT] 3. Cliff Swallow public access to Whitebird public access II 2.02 ft
-0.03 ft/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

00h56m
Stillwater [MT] 4. Whitebird public access to Fireman's Point public access III 2.02 ft
-0.03 ft/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

00h56m
Sunday Creek [MT] Headwaters to Stillwater R. III-IV n/a

Swan [MT] Bigfork Dam to Flathead R. III-IV 416 cfs
-3 cfs/hr
L8-
Below Recom.

03h42m
Tenderfoot Creek [MT] S. Fork Tenderfoot to Smith R. II n/a

Teton River [MT] Rocky Mountain Front II-III n/a

Thompson River [MT] To Clark Fork Confluence I-III 141 cfs
-3 cfs/hr
L5-
Below Recom.

00h41m
Trout Creek [MT] Canyon Section V 41 cfs
+ 0 cfs/hr
L5-
Below Recom.

04h12m
Two Medicine [MT] Forest Service Boundary to Sullivan Bridge II-III n/a

Two Medicine [MT] north of East Glacier to the east glacier bridge II-III(V) n/a

Vermilion [MT] Headwaters to Clark Fork R. IV n/a

Yaak [MT] 1. Spread Creek to Yaak Falls II-III 137 cfs
0 cfs/hr
L9-
Below Recom.

03h42m
Yaak [MT] 2. Yaak Falls to Kootenai R. IV-V 3.09 ft
0.00 ft/hr
L3-
Below Recom.

03h42m
Yellowstone [MT] 1. Gardiner to Miner (Yankee Jim Canyon) I-III 1090 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R0-
Lower Runnable

01h26m
Yellowstone [MT] 2. Boulder R. to Clarks Fork Yellowstone R. I-III n/a

Yellowstone [MT] 3. Clarks Fork Yellowstone R. to Billings, MT II 3530 cfs
0 cfs/hr
R1-
Lower Runnable

01h26m
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