Whitewater Run ID Class II-III

Teton Dam site to Teton Forks

Teton

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Approximate reading: This gauge is 4.0 miles away on Teton. Use as a general reference only.
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Description
Data from Pacific NW Rivers Study, Stan Allen, Idaho Coordinator The Teton Dam is a famous study of poor civil engineering feeding pork-barrel politics. As the project was reaching completion and the reservoir was being filled, a large leak formed...and, on June 5, 1976, the developing project came to an abrupt, and tragic, end. Two bulldozers were used in trying to stem the developing leak; they both were swallowed by the flood. Fourteen people downstream lost their lives. The project is described in Marc Reisner's excellent book, _Cadillac Desert_. Click here for a recriminating description of the failed project; click here for a more academic description, complete with some excellent pictures by Mrs. Eunice Olson. Put in just above the old spillway.
Difficulty
Class II-III
Length
6.9 mi
Rapids
0
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
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