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🌊 Selway · Class IVIs Selway (Paradise to Selway Falls) running?
Site data as of Nov 5, 2026, 6:04 AM MT.
Off season (commercial)
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| Status | No current reading Off season (commercial) |
|---|---|
| River | Selway |
| Section | 1 - Paradise to Selway Falls |
| Class | IV |
| Nearest town | Put In at Paradise, Idaho |
| Take-out | 46.04586, -115.29473 Above Selway Falls Take-Out |
| Length | 47.8 mi · 76.93 km American Whitewater published miles; kilometres are that length converted |
| Runnable range | No range on file. We only show a runnable range when a published source sets one for this gauge. |
| Commercial season | Not published (typical outfitter season) Off season (commercial) |
| Gauge | SELWAY RIVER NR LOWELL ID (USGS 13336500) |
| Note | Put-in from American Whitewater (aw_access_putin_named): Put In at Paradise Class is the source's published rating, not a live hazard call. |
| More info | American Whitewater river page |
Named rapids
- Galloping Gertie Class III 4.2 mi
- Washer Woman Class IV 4.39 mi
- Goat Creek Rapid Class IV 11.5 mi
- Ham Class IV 23.6 mi
- Double Drop Class IV 27.9 mi
- Wa-Roots (aka Grizzly Saddle) Rapid Class IV 28.1 mi
- Ladle Class IV+ 28.3 mi
- Little Niagara Class IV 28.6 mi
- Wolf Creek Rapid Class IV 38 mi
- Jims Creek Rapid (aka Tee Kem Falls) Class IV 40.7 mi
Names and classes are copied from the cited source for this run. They are not a live hazard rating.
Flows are informational, not a safety call. Gauge readings can be delayed, provisional, or wrong, and a gauge may be miles from the run. Rivers change fast. Check with a local outfitter or the managing agency (BLM, USFS, NPS, dam operator) before you go.
📅 Planning a trip or a season here
Commercial season months are not on file for this run.
Gauges often go quiet off season (ice or seasonal shutdown). This page updates daily, so readings come back on their own once the gauge reports again.
The blue line is the published reach geometry. The second dot is the take-out. Neither is a flow measurement.
Housing around Put In at Paradise
What seasonal workers usually pay, where to look, and public communities. Estimates are labeled. Nothing here is a listing we verified, and employee housing on a job post is separate from renting on your own.
What to expect to pay
We don't have a sourced rent range for Put In at Paradise yet. Resort towns usually cost more than the nearest city once the season starts, and a room in a shared house is the usual seasonal setup. Use the searches below, ask in a local group, and don't send a deposit until you have a name, a written lease, and a way to see the place.
No dollar figure here is on purpose. We'd rather leave it blank than invent one.
Places to search
- Zillow rentals search — Put In at Paradise, IDSearch results, not a specific listing.
- Apartments.com search — Put In at Paradise, IDSearch results, not a specific listing.
- Craigslist apartments search — Put In at ParadiseSearch results. The nearest Craigslist site may cover a wider area than this town.
- Facebook Marketplace search — Put In at Paradise room for rentOpens a public search. Marketplace needs a Facebook login.
- Facebook group search — Put In at Paradise seasonal housingSearch for groups. We don't link a group unless we've confirmed that exact URL.
- CoolWorks search — Put In at ParadiseSeasonal jobs board. Some posts mention housing; read the employer page.
Communities
- r/whitewaterGeneral whitewater subreddit. Guides swap housing tips in season.
🚣 Book a guided trip
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🛶 Raft guide jobs near here
- Full-time River Guide (Summer 2027) · Salmon Raft, McCall / Salmon River ID
🌊 Raft guide jobs in Idaho · All guide jobs · Pair a winter + summer season
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