Jarbidge River - Murphy to Bruneau

From Rogerson Idaho on Highway 93 turn west on 1520 N road.  Follow this road to Murphy Hot Springs.  The road eventually turns into Jarbidge or 3 Creek Road so don't get confused by the names.  You will follow the road around 30-35 miles.  Just past the hot springs and the airport strip you will drop down into the East Jardbidge fork drainage.  Head northwest down this drainage to the confluence of the west and east forks of the Jarbidge.

This boat access area can be used for the Jarbidge Take-Out or the Main Bruneau Put-in.  Getting here by car is on a brutal 4 wheel drive road so have an appropriate vehicle to make the trip

This is the first of the possible portages on the Jarbidge.  Running in a raft will be more difficult than a smaller craft like a Kayak.  Scout and decide whether you line your boats or run it.  Below Sevy is a continuous class II to III section that runs for roughly a mile.

At lower water there is a sandbar directly above the falls you can scout from.  Otherwise scout from the right bank.

Starting at this point for the next mile the river is continuous class II to III swift water.  The Tonsmeire Torrent ends where Arch Canyon enters on river left a little over a mile below Sevy Falls.

Read and run but watch for logjams.

This is a longer stretch of class III rapids

Another longer stretch of class III

Another possible portage here.  This is a solid class IV rapid.  This rapid has large boulders choked with trees in it.  If you decide to kayak this, scout thoroughly and consider setting up safeties.

Scout on the right

The river narrows a little here and many boulders must be navigated through.

A long stretch of class III

As the name suggests you must work your way through the boulder strewn riverbed.

Scout on the left

A series of class III action for the next 1/2 mile

This is a highly recommended portage.  Trail is on river left.  Jarbidge Falls is formed by a large rock slide coming down the right bank.  Keep an eye out for the rock Talus and a large (house or bus) sized rock signaling the beginning of the falls.  

Be sure to pull out above the large rock.  You don't want to miss the eddy and accidentally run this.

Admire it as you portage around it.

on river right

on river right

A large sandbar on river left

on river right

on river right

on river right

on river right

on river left

on river right

on river left

on river right

on river right

on river left

on river left

on river right

on river right

on river right

on river right

on river left

on river right, just above the maze rapid

Nice camp on river right

on river right

Another beach on river left