List of rapids of Montana

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, 45.62972°N, -107.67306°W, el. 2943 ft
 * Clark Fork River
 * Thibideau Rapids, Missoula County, Montana, 46.95333°N, -113.62139°W, el. 3478 ft
 * Missouri River
 * Baker Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46.70833°N, -105.47556°W, el. 2215 ft
 * Bear Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.72472°N, -109.45306°W, el. 2375 ft
 * Bird Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.78°N, -109.16194°W, el. 2326 ft
 * Black Bluff Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.91194°N, -110.47167°W, el. 2559 ft
 * Brunots Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47.16667°N, -111.83417°W, el. 3389 ft
 * Budels Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.79528°N, -109.08972°W, el. 2313 ft
 * Castle Bluff Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.79389°N, -109.25111°W, el. 2342 ft
 * Castle Bluffs Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.79389°N, -109.24056°W, el. 2336 ft
 * Dauphin Rapids, Fergus County, Montana, 47.74333°N, -109.37972°W, el. 2359 ft
 * Deadman Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.72056°N, -109.69528°W, el. 2411 ft
 * Flennikens Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47.17083°N, -111.81972°W, el. 3396 ft
 * Gallatin Rapids, Fergus County, Montana, 47.72861°N, -109.46611°W, el. 2375 ft
 * Heron Rapids, Sanders County, Montana, location unknown, 6450 ft
 * Holmes Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.74833°N, -109.57556°W, el. 2415 ft
 * Kipps Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.85861°N, -110.0725°W, el. 2474 ft
 * Little Dog Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.72083°N, -109.4225°W, el. 2369 ft
 * Lone Pine Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.79278°N, -109.2725°W, el. 2349 ft
 * Lone Pine Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47.17778°N, -111.81194°W, el. 3379 ft
 * Magpie Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.79306°N, -109.21611°W, el. 2333 ft
 * McKeevers Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47.73972°N, -109.50639°W, el. 2388 ft
 * Pablo Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47.75306°N, -109.88583°W, el. 2447 ft
 * Picotts Rapids, Fergus County, Montana, 47.72583°N, -108.86611°W, el. 2270 ft
 * Pine Island Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47.18194°N, -111.80667°W, el. 3379 ft
 * The Big Eddy, Cascade County, Montana, 47.60972°N, -111.04806°W, el. 2776 ft
 * Big Timber Creek
 * Thunder Rapids, Sweet Grass County, Montana, 46.035°N, -110.28306°W, el. 8061 ft
 * Yellowstone River
 * Buffalo Rapids, Custer County, Montana, 46.50556°N, -105.73583°W, el. 2303 ft
 * De Russys Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46.85278°N, -105.03667°W, el. 2113 ft
 * Dixons Rapids, Custer County, Montana, 46.56111°N, -105.62972°W, el. 2270 ft
 * McKeons Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46.80083°N, -105.25194°W, el. 2159 ft
 * Trout Rapids, Stillwater County, Montana, 45.58444°N, -109.11056°W, el. 3474 ft
 * White Island Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46.85417°N, -105.145°W, el. 2129 ft
 * Wolf Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46.76306°N, -105.43111°W, el. 2195 ft