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Rapid ID Class IV

Murph's Hole Rapid

Salmon, Middle Fork - 2 - Boundary Creek (Dagger Falls) to Salmon River (Cache Bar) (ID)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
MF Salmon River at Middle Fork Lodge near Yellow Pine ID Upstream Primary
Runnable: 700.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

May be low for a raft.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Murph's Hole Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

At high water (above 4 feet) this is one of the most difficult rapids on the Middle Fork of the Salmon. You can scout it the night before by walking down the trail on river left. There is a boat flipping hole on the right that gets harder to avoid as the flows get higher. If you flip here at flows above 5 feet you may not be able to recover the boat for a few miles. A swim could be very long and potentially life threatening.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
0.8 mi
Directions
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2 - Boundary Creek (Dagger Falls) to Salmon River (Cache Bar)
Salmon, Middle Fork
III-IV 95.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater