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Welcome to Montana Eddy Hop
An informational site about Montana area rivers and whitewater recreational opportunities. Our blog space contains information about various area rivers and experiences we've had exploring Montana and surrounding area whitewater. The links to the left lead to blogs on some of our favorite area rivers and we'll be adding more throughout the seasons (click on the river names in green to access descriptions of the runs). We hope you'll explore our site and let us know what you think by leaving comments. If you don't find the river or creek you are looking for, keep scrolling down or check the blog archive below on the right hand side. Most of all, have fun out there and remember, safety first! For more detailed information about Montana area rivers, check out www.americanwhitewater.org, and consider joining this great organization dedicated to the protection of America's whitewater resources. The Montana Surf guidebook is another great resource for Montana area paddling as well.
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Prospect Creek is a nice little creek run just outside Thompson Falls, Montana. For a more detailed description, check out the Montana Surf guidebook.
The upper portion of Prospect Creek is very prone to collect wood, so scout carefully as you go. The last little canyon on this stretch just before it empties into the Clark Fork contains one nice drop (pictured above). This stretch can be easily combined with other runs in the general area for a great weekend - Trout Creek, Ross Creek, Vermillion River, the Yaak and the Kootenai are not far away...
Let's get this started we need the help of all Montana Kayaker that have boated this area. Email stories and pics to mulcahyryan@hotmail.com
Rockin little stretch
Prospect Creek Logistics: Class IV/V-. Just west of Thompson Falls on Montana Highway 200, look for Prospect Creek Road on the left.
As of 5/14/07, there is one mandatory portage in the upper canyon stretch of Prospect Creek. As soon as the river starts to pick up serious gradient, eddy out to portage. The logjam is unfortunately blocking the most significant drop on the run, but a small crew with big commitment could remove the strainer and make the whole stretch runnable. We ran it at 750 cfs or so and it was about perfect (Class V-), other than the portage.
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