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River Name/Section	Class	Level	running?	Updated
Bear Creek [MT] Trailside/Bitterroots	V
Beaverhead [MT] Clark Canyon Dam to Dillon	I-III	631 cfs -2 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	03h01m
Belt Creek [MT] 1. Sec 15 to Monarch	II-III
Belt Creek [MT] 2. Monarch to Riceville	II-III
Big Hole [MT] Divide Bridge to Beaverhead R.	II	3.51 ft -0.01 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h47m
Big Timber Creek [MT] near Half Moon Campground	V
Blackfoot, North Fork [MT] Wilderness Boundary to Blackfoot R.	I-III	3.47 ft -0.01 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h17m
Blackfoot [MT] Hwy 141 Bridge to Scotty Brown Bridge	II	4.73 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h46m
Blackfoot [MT] Scotty Brown Bridge to Johnsrud Park	II-III	2050 cfs -20 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h32m
Boulder (Jefferson R. tributary) [MT] Bison Creek to Jefferson R.	II	247 cfs + 2 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	03h01m
Boulder, East [MT] Headwaters to Boulder R.	I-II
Boulder, South [MT] Upper South Fork	V
Boulder, West [MT] Gallatin Nat. Forest boundary to Boulder R.	II-III
Boulder, West [MT] above the campground	IV-V	5.19 ft 0.00 ft/hr	L0- Below Recom.	01h02m
Boulder [MT] 1. Fourmile to Speculator Creek (Hells Canyon)	III-V	2670 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h02m
Boulder [MT] 2. Speculator Creek to Chippy Park Campground	III-IV	5.19 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h02m
Boulder [MT] 3. Chippy Park Campground to Boulder Falls	II-III	2670 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h02m
Boulder [MT] 4. Boulder Falls to highway (Boulder Falls Canyon)	V+	5.19 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h02m
Boulder [MT] 5. McLeod to Hwy. bridge	III	2670 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h02m
Clark Fork [MT] 1. Missoula Town Run	II	7800 cfs -30 cfs/hr	R1- Lower Runnable	00h17m
Clark Fork [MT] 2. Alberton Put In to Fish Creek	III-IV	10300 cfs -25 cfs/hr	R4- Runnable	02h16m
Clark Fork [MT] 3. Fish Creek to Forest Grove	I-IV	10300 cfs -25 cfs/hr	R5- Runnable	02h16m
Clarks Fork Yellowstone [MT] Trailhead to State line	IV	4360 cfs -28 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h16m
Dearborn [MT] 1) Upper (carry up 4 miles from end of Dearborn Canyon Road)	III-V(V+)	196 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L2- Below Recom.	01h02m
Dearborn [MT] 2) Falls Creek to Hwy 200 Bridge	II-III
Dearborn [MT] 3) Dearborn Canyon Road Bridge to Hwy 287 Bridge	I-II	196 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h02m
Dearborn [MT] 4) Hwy 287 Bridge to Missouri R.	II-III
Elk Creek [MT] Near Heron	II-III
Falls Creek (Dearborn Trib) [MT] (hike up) 2 miles above Dearborn to Dearborn	III-V(V+)	196 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L6- Below Recom.	01h02m
Falls Creek [MT] unknown	V
Fish Creek [MT] N Fork Fish Creek to Clark Fork R.	III-IV
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 1. Schafer Meadows to Bear Creek	I-IV	4380 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h32m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 2. Bear Creek to Moccasin Creek	II+	4380 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R4- Runnable	00h32m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 3. Moccasin Creek to West Glacier	III	4380 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R4- Runnable	00h32m
Flathead, Middle Fork [MT] 4. West Glacier to Blankenship Bridge	II	4380 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R4- Runnable	00h32m
Flathead, North Fork [MT] 1. Canadian Border to Blankenship Bridge	I-II+(III)	3770 cfs + 20 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h32m
Flathead, North Fork [MT] 2. Big Creek to Glacier Rim	II(III)	3770 cfs + 20 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h32m
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 1. Big Prairie to Mid Creek	II+	7.84 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h32m
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 2. Mid Creek to Cedar Flats	IV(V+)
Flathead, South Fork [MT] 3. Cedar Flats to Spotted Bear	II	3530 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	00h32m
Flathead [MT] Kerr Dam to County Road Bridge	II-III
Gallatin, West Fork [MT] Ouzel Falls to .75 miles downstream	IV-V(V+)
Gallatin [MT] 1. Yellowstone Nat. Park to W. Fork Gallatin	I-II	2140 cfs + 3 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h31m
Gallatin [MT] 2. W. Fork Gallatin to Greek Creek	II-III	3.27 ft +0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h31m
Gallatin [MT] 3. Greek Creek to Spanish Creek	II-IV	2140 cfs + 3 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h31m
Grave Creek [MT] Foundation Creek to Tobacco R.	II
Hyalite Creek [MT] Roadside	IV-V
Hyalite Creek [MT] The Upper	IV-V
Judith [MT] Danvers Bridge to Anderson Bridge	II-III	2.69 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h31m
Jungle Creek [MT] From the road	V+
Kootenai Creek [MT] trailside	IV-V	1710 cfs -2 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	04h01m
Kootenai [MT] Libby to Troy	I-IV	9910 cfs + 30 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h16m
Lake Creek [MT] (unknown location)	V+	544 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	40h02m
Lake Creek [MT] Dam to Troy	V+
Little Prickly Pear Creek [MT] Spring Gulch access to Wolf Creek	I-III	66 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	03h16m
Logan Creek [MT] 1. Upper	IV-V
Logan Creek [MT] 2. Lower	II-III
Madison [MT] 1) Hebgen Res to Quake Lake	II-III	1.89 ft -0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h17m
Madison [MT] 2) Quake Lake to 1.5 miles downstream	IV-V	1.89 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L4- Below Recom.	01h17m
Madison [MT] 3) Beartrap Canyon: Madison Dam to Route 84	I-IV	3.73 ft -0.01 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	00h32m
Mill Creek [MT] along Mill Creek Road into Frenchtown	V
Missouri [MT] Great Falls	II(V)
Mulherin Creek [MT] Yellowstone NP to Yellowstone R.	II-III
Prospect Creek [MT] Clear Creek to Clark Fork	III-IV+	162 cfs -1 cfs/hr	L5- Below Recom.	02h16m
Rock Creek (Carbon County) [MT] Lake Fork to Red Lodge	II-IV	6.52 ft 0.00 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h02m
Rock Creek (Missoula County) [MT] Middle & West Fork confluence to Clark Fork R.	II-III	996 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	03h01m
Rosebud Creek, East [MT] Lake to Sand Dunes Campground	IV-V
Rosebud Creek, West [MT] Emerald Lake to Pine Grove Campground	III-IV+(V)	646 cfs -8 cfs/hr	R7- Upper Runnable	00h47m
Rosebud Creek [MT] East & West Fork Rosebud to Stillwater R.	II-III
Smith [MT] Camp Baker to Eden Bridge	I-III	3.86 ft -0.01 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h16m
Stillwater, West [MT] West Stillwater	IV-V
Stillwater [MT] 0. Upper Stillwater Lake to Lower Stillwater Lake	III-IV
Stillwater [MT] 1. Woodbine Campground to below Chrome Mine	I-V	4000 cfs -38 cfs/hr	H1- Above Recom.	02h46m
Stillwater [MT] 2. Buffalo Jump public access to Cliff Swallow public access...	I-III	4.81 ft -0.02 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h46m
Stillwater [MT] 3. Cliff Swallow public access to Whitebird public access	II	4.81 ft -0.02 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h46m
Stillwater [MT] 4. Whitebird public access to Fireman's Point public access	III	4.81 ft -0.02 ft/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	02h46m
Sunday Creek [MT] Headwaters to Stillwater R.	III-IV
Swan [MT] Bigfork Dam to Flathead R.	III-IV	1840 cfs -3 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	01h32m
Tenderfoot Creek [MT] S. Fork Tenderfoot to Smith R.	II
Thompson River [MT] To Clark Fork Confluence	I-III	366 cfs 0 cfs/hr	L8- Below Recom.	13h31m
Trout Creek [MT] Canyon Section	V	162 cfs -1 cfs/hr	L9- Below Recom.	02h16m
Two Medicine [MT] Forest Service Boundary to Sullivan Bridge	II-III
Two Medicine [MT] north of East Glacier to the east glacier bridge	II-III(V)
Vermilion [MT] Headwaters to Clark Fork R.	IV
Yaak [MT] 1. Spread Creek to Yaak Falls	II-III	496 cfs -1 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	03h01m
Yaak [MT] 2. Yaak Falls to Kootenai R.	IV-V	3.82 ft -0.00 ft/hr	L6- Below Recom.	03h01m
Yellowstone [MT] 1. Gardiner to Miner (Yankee Jim Canyon)	I-III	11400 cfs 0 cfs/hr	R0- Lower Runnable	01h17m
Yellowstone [MT] 2. Boulder R. to Clarks Fork Yellowstone R.	I-III
Yellowstone [MT] 3. Clarks Fork Yellowstone R. to Billings, MT	II	26200 cfs -201 cfs/hr	R2- Lower Runnable	01h17m