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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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The Clearwater is a little mellow stretch of whitewater near the Blackfoot River on Montana Highway 83. The run flows out of Salmon Lake and empties out near Harpers Lake. Although the whitewater is not difficult, it can be a nice break on the drive to the Wild Mile from Missoula and is not often done.
Clearwater Logistics: Class II; Put in at Salmon Lake outflow; takeout at Harpers Lake parking area (MT Highway 83).
This run is easily combined with other area runs - the Wild Mile on the Swan is about an hour away and the Blackfoot River is only a twenty minute drive. Enjoy the beautiful Swan Valley while you're up here and check out the numerous lakes in the area (Salmon Lake, the put-in for the Clearwater run, is pictured above). The Clearwater River has many runnable reaches, but the one listed here contains the only whitewater.
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