Here are some pics taken from Ralph Foote of Garden Valley during the high water of the South Fork of the Payette this spring.
Normally there is a large beach for lunch
Bridge above Deer Creek on the South Fork
Thats a lotta wata!
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Rescue3 Swiftwater Technician River Safety Class
Title: Rescue3 Swiftwater Technician River Safety Class Location: Horseshoe Bend, ID Link out: Click here Description: SRT-Swiftwater Rescue Technician SRT 1 is an intensive, three-day class (24-30 hours) that includes one day of classroom instruction followed by two days of developing and practicing water rescue skills. The initial emphasis of this course is on self-rescue [...]
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River Cleanup Day
July 9th 2010 The Main Payette got its yearly makeover- In a cleanup effort spearheaded by the Forest Service with a handful of volunteers and small army of the Jr. kayak instructors from Idaho River Kids, the Main Payette from Banks to Beehive got a second good scouring (the first one coming naturally during the [...]
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Kelly’s Whitewater Park Review (part 1)
This spring we had the opening of a new whitewater park up on the North Fork of the Payette River called Kelly’s Whitewater Park. Built with the support of Cascade philanthropist Hans Bornobus, Kelly’s is named after Kelly Brennan. Featuring 5 playspots, a welcome center, and a whole bunch of other cool stuff we here [...]
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Deadwood discharge to drop to 0 August 22nd!
Get your South Forking in!!! The Deadwood Dam is scheduled for repairs at the end of this summer and is scheduled to cease releases on August 22nd. That means 0-cfs so get all your Canyon and Staircase fun in before then because the South Fork is going to be the lowest it has been in [...]
