Horseshoe Bend
Whitewater Park
Payette, ID -
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Payette River
• Made by:
McLaughlin Whitewater Group
• Predictable holes and waves during flows
ranging from 1,300 to 19,500 cfs
• Video link:
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• Site of the
Boise County Throwdown Freestyle
Kayak Festival
This was the first regulated hydroelectric
project in the nation to facilitate whitewater
recreation, and the first diversion design to
include an integrated fish ladder with a
whitewater course. For the first time, a fish
ladder was designed to not only encourage
upstream passage of breeding salmon, but also to
encourage recreational access. While it was
recommended for its economical efficiency, the
inflatable bladder has become known for having
created the first "adjustable whitewater."