List of rapids of Montana explained

There are 34 named rapids in Montana. A rapid is a section of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. A rapid is a hydrological feature between a run (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a cascade. A rapid is characterised by the river becoming shallower and having some rocks exposed above the flow surface. As flowing water splashes over and around the rocks, air bubbles become mixed in with it and portions of the surface acquire a white colour, forming what is called "whitewater". Rapids occur where the bed material is highly resistant to the erosive power of the stream in comparison with the bed downstream of the rapids.

• Big Horn River
  • Sitting Bull Rapids, Big Horn County, Montana, 45.6297°N -107.6731°W, el. 2943feet^[1]
• Clark Fork River
  • Thibideau Rapids, Missoula County, Montana, 46.9533°N -113.6214°W, el. 3478feet^[2]
• Missouri River
  • Baker Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46.7083°N -105.4756°W, el. 2215feet^[3]
  • Bear Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.7247°N -109.4531°W, el. 2375feet^[4]
  • Bird Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.78°N -109.1619°W, el. 2326feet^[5]
  • Black Bluff Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.9119°N -110.4717°W, el. 2559feet^[6]
  • Brunots Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47.1667°N -111.8342°W, el. 3389feet^[7]
  • Budels Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.7953°N -109.0897°W, el. 2313feet^[8]
  • Castle Bluff Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.7939°N -109.2511°W, el. 2342feet^[9]
  • Castle Bluffs Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.7939°N -109.2406°W, el. 2336feet^[10]
  • Dauphin Rapids, Fergus County, Montana, 47.7433°N -109.3797°W, el. 2359feet^[11]
  • Deadman Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.7206°N -109.6953°W, el. 2411feet^[12]
  • Flennikens Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47.1708°N -111.8197°W, el. 3396feet^[13]
  • Gallatin Rapids, Fergus County, Montana, 47.7286°N -109.4661°W, el. 2375feet^[14]
  • Heron Rapids, Sanders County, Montana, location unknown, 6450feet^[15]
  • Holmes Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.7483°N -109.5756°W, el. 2415feet^[16]
  • Kipps Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.8586°N -110.0725°W, el. 2474feet^[17]
  • Little Dog Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.7208°N -109.4225°W, el. 2369feet^[18]
  • Lone Pine Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.7928°N -109.2725°W, el. 2349feet^[19]
  • Lone Pine Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47.1778°N -111.8119°W, el. 3379feet^[20]
  • Magpie Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.7931°N -109.2161°W, el. 2333feet^[21]
  • McKeevers Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.7397°N -109.5064°W, el. 2388feet^[22]
  • Pablo Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.7531°N -109.8858°W, el. 2447feet^[23]
  • Picotts Rapids, Fergus County, Montana, 47.7258°N -108.8661°W, el. 2270feet^[24]
  • Pine Island Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47.1819°N -111.8067°W, el. 3379feet^[25]
  • The Big Eddy, Cascade County, Montana, 47.6097°N -111.0481°W, el. 2776feet^[26]
• Big Timber Creek
  • Thunder Rapids, Sweet Grass County, Montana, 46.035°N -110.2831°W, el. 8061feet^[27]
• Yellowstone River
  • Buffalo Rapids, Custer County, Montana, 46.5056°N -105.7358°W, el. 2303feet^[28]
  • De Russys Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46.8528°N -105.0367°W, el. 2113feet^[29]
  • Dixons Rapids, Custer County, Montana, 46.5611°N -105.6297°W, el. 2270feet^[30]
  • McKeons Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46.8008°N -105.2519°W, el. 2159feet^[31]
  • Trout Rapids, Stillwater County, Montana, 45.5844°N -109.1106°W, el. 3474feet^[32]
  • White Island Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46.8542°N -105.145°W, el. 2129feet^[33]
  • Wolf Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46.7631°N -105.4311°W, el. 2195feet^[34]

See also

• Rivers in Montana
• Waterfalls of Montana

Notes and References

1. 1716290 . Sitting Bull Rapids.
2. 792061 . Thibideau Rapids.
3. 1715842 . Baker Rapids.
4. 1722454 . Bear Rapids.
5. 768885 . Bird Rapids.
6. 768914 . Black Bluff Rapids.
7. 1762316 . Brunots Rapids.
8. 1722448 . Budels Rapids.
9. 769648 . Castle Bluff Rapids.
10. 769649 . Castle Bluffs Rapids.
11. 770458 . Dauphin Rapids.
12. 770531 . Deadman Rapids.
13. 1762315 . Flennikens Rapids.
14. 771687 . Gallatin Rapids.
15. 1780941 . Heron Rapids.
16. 772486 . Holmes Rapids.
17. 773080 . Kipps Rapids.
18. 1722453 . Little Dog Rapids.
19. 773577 . Lone Pine Rapids.
20. 1762317 . Lone Pine Rapids.
21. 1722450 . Magpie Rapids.
22. 1722455 . McKeevers Rapids.
23. 775048 . Pablo Rapids.
24. 1722519 . Picotts Rapids.
25. 772074 . Pine Island Rapids.
26. 777493 . The Big Eddy.
27. 792149 . Thunder Rapids.
28. 1721414 . Buffalo Rapids.
29. 1715844 . De Russys Rapids.
30. 1716833 . Dixons Rapids.
31. 1715841 . McKeons Rapids.
32. 1726963 . Trout Rapids.
33. 1715846 . White Island Rapids.
34. 1715845 . Wolf Rapids.