Blackfoot Wolverine Canyon Run
Idaho – US
- Class
- IV+ to V
- Length
- 6 Mile(s)
- Gradient
- 160 FPM
- Put-in elevation
- 5,503 Feet
- Take-out elevation
- 4,734 Feet
- Typical season
- May to September
Current Flow
644 CFS
Gauge height: 6.81 FT
Reading from Jul 10, 2026 9:30 PM
▲ 0.50/hr (12h) ▲ 0.25/hr (24h)
Get out there
- Primary gauge
- BLACKFOOT RIVER NR SHELLEY ID Gauge detail & alternatives Live gauge ↗
Recommended levels
| Minimum | 350 |
| Average | 500 |
| Maximum | 800 |
Recommended use
- Kayaking
- Rafting
- Canoeing
- SUP
- Packrafting
- Fishing
Struck-through craft are not recommended for this run.
Flow history — last 6 days
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Description
This run is dependent on the Blackfoot reservoir for good boating flows. This can be hit and miss but it also allows for after season runs when other rivers have dried up.
Wolverine canyon is a harder run with lots of Class IV and several V's. Beware on any portages you may do, the banks are known to contain poison ivy and rattlesnakes. This is not a beginner or intermediate run. Know what you are doing before descending this canyon. Fatalities have occurred on this stretch of river.
Rapids
| # | Rapid | Class | Recommended flow | Description | Scout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teller Tube Rapid | V | 350–750 | As the river makes a sharp left, it constricts down to a tube like feature. Run this and then get ready to hit a long boulder run after that. This is a rapid you don't want to swim. Fatalities have occurred here. |
Scout on the talus slope on the right hand side of the river. |
Access
| Type | Name | Elevation | Camping | Water | Boat ramp | Vehicle access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put-In | Trail Creek Road Bridge | 5,503 Feet | No | No | No | All Vehicles | From Blackfoot, ID, find 600 N (Wolverine Road) off of Highway 91 (Yellowstone Highway). Follow Wolverine Road east for several miles. Turn right on Blackfoot road and follow that for several miles as it winds around next to the canyon. When the Blackfoot River Road merges/turns into Trail Creek Road, follow it to the bridge that crosses the river and put-in here. |
| Take-Out | Blackfoot River Road | 4,734 Feet | No | No | No | All Vehicles | From Blackfoot, ID, find 600 N (Wolverine Road) off of Highway 91 (Yellowstone Highway). Follow Wolverine Road east for several miles. Turn right on Blackfoot road and follow that for a couple of miles until you see a dirt road on the right side of the road heading down to the river. You can take out here. |
Camps
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Permit
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Fishing
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