List of rapids of Montana facts for kids

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°37′47″N 107°40′23″W / 45.62972°N 107.67306°W / 45.62972; -107.67306 (Sitting Bull Rapids), el. 2,943 feet (897 m)
• Clark Fork River
  • Thibideau Rapids, Missoula County, Montana, 46°57′12″N 113°37′17″W / 46.95333°N 113.62139°W / 46.95333; -113.62139 (Thibideau Rapids), el. 3,478 feet (1,060 m)
• Missouri River
  • Baker Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46°42′30″N 105°28′32″W / 46.70833°N 105.47556°W / 46.70833; -105.47556 (Baker Rapids), el. 2,215 feet (675 m)
  • Bear Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47°43′29″N 109°27′11″W / 47.72472°N 109.45306°W / 47.72472; -109.45306 (Bear Rapids), el. 2,375 feet (724 m)
  • Bird Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47°46′48″N 109°09′43″W / 47.78000°N 109.16194°W / 47.78000; -109.16194 (Bird Rapids), el. 2,326 feet (709 m)
  • Black Bluff Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47°54′43″N 110°28′18″W / 47.91194°N 110.47167°W / 47.91194; -110.47167 (Black Bluff Rapids), el. 2,559 feet (780 m)
  • Brunots Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47°10′00″N 111°50′03″W / 47.16667°N 111.83417°W / 47.16667; -111.83417 (Brunots Rapids), el. 3,389 feet (1,033 m)
  • Budels Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47°47′43″N 109°05′23″W / 47.79528°N 109.08972°W / 47.79528; -109.08972 (Budels Rapids), el. 2,313 feet (705 m)
  • Castle Bluff Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47°47′38″N 109°15′04″W / 47.79389°N 109.25111°W / 47.79389; -109.25111 (Castle Bluff Rapids), el. 2,342 feet (714 m)
  • Castle Bluffs Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47°47′38″N 109°14′26″W / 47.79389°N 109.24056°W / 47.79389; -109.24056 (Castle Bluffs Rapids), el. 2,336 feet (712 m)
  • Dauphin Rapids, Fergus County, Montana, 47°44′36″N 109°22′47″W / 47.74333°N 109.37972°W / 47.74333; -109.37972 (Dauphin Rapids), el. 2,359 feet (719 m)
  • Deadman Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47°43′14″N 109°41′43″W / 47.72056°N 109.69528°W / 47.72056; -109.69528 (Deadman Rapids), el. 2,411 feet (735 m)
  • Flennikens Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47°10′15″N 111°49′11″W / 47.17083°N 111.81972°W / 47.17083; -111.81972 (Flennikens Rapids), el. 3,396 feet (1,035 m)
  • Gallatin Rapids, Fergus County, Montana, 47°43′43″N 109°27′58″W / 47.72861°N 109.46611°W / 47.72861; -109.46611 (Gallatin Rapids), el. 2,375 feet (724 m)
  • Heron Rapids, Sanders County, Montana, location unknown, 6,450 feet (1,970 m)
  • Holmes Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47°44′54″N 109°34′32″W / 47.74833°N 109.57556°W / 47.74833; -109.57556 (Holmes Rapids), el. 2,415 feet (736 m)
  • Kipps Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47°51′31″N 110°04′21″W / 47.85861°N 110.07250°W / 47.85861; -110.07250 (Kipps Rapids), el. 2,474 feet (754 m)
  • Little Dog Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47°43′15″N 109°25′21″W / 47.72083°N 109.42250°W / 47.72083; -109.42250 (Little Dog Rapids), el. 2,369 feet (722 m)
  • Lone Pine Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47°47′34″N 109°16′21″W / 47.79278°N 109.27250°W / 47.79278; -109.27250 (Lone Pine Rapids), el. 2,349 feet (716 m)
  • Lone Pine Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47°10′40″N 111°48′43″W / 47.17778°N 111.81194°W / 47.17778; -111.81194 (Lone Pine Rapids), el. 3,379 feet (1,030 m)
  • Magpie Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47°47′35″N 109°12′58″W / 47.79306°N 109.21611°W / 47.79306; -109.21611 (Magpie Rapids), el. 2,333 feet (711 m)
  • McKeevers Rapids, Blaine County, Montana, 47°44′23″N 109°30′23″W / 47.73972°N 109.50639°W / 47.73972; -109.50639 (McKeevers Rapids), el. 2,388 feet (728 m)
  • Pablo Rapids, Chouteau County, Montana, 47°45′11″N 109°53′09″W / 47.75306°N 109.88583°W / 47.75306; -109.88583 (Pablo Rapids), el. 2,447 feet (746 m)
  • Picotts Rapids, Fergus County, Montana, 47°43′33″N 108°51′58″W / 47.72583°N 108.86611°W / 47.72583; -108.86611 (Picotts Rapids), el. 2,270 feet (690 m)
  • Pine Island Rapids, Cascade County, Montana, 47°10′55″N 111°48′24″W / 47.18194°N 111.80667°W / 47.18194; -111.80667 (Pine Island Rapids), el. 3,379 feet (1,030 m)
  • The Big Eddy, Cascade County, Montana, 47°36′35″N 111°02′53″W / 47.60972°N 111.04806°W / 47.60972; -111.04806 (The Big Eddy), el. 2,776 feet (846 m)
• Big Timber Creek
  • Thunder Rapids, Sweet Grass County, Montana, 46°02′06″N 110°16′59″W / 46.03500°N 110.28306°W / 46.03500; -110.28306 (Thunder Rapids), el. 8,061 feet (2,457 m)
• Yellowstone River
  • Buffalo Rapids, Custer County, Montana, 46°30′20″N 105°44′09″W / 46.50556°N 105.73583°W / 46.50556; -105.73583 (Buffalo Rapids), el. 2,303 feet (702 m)
  • De Russys Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46°51′10″N 105°02′12″W / 46.85278°N 105.03667°W / 46.85278; -105.03667 (De Russys Rapids), el. 2,113 feet (644 m)
  • Dixons Rapids, Custer County, Montana, 46°33′40″N 105°37′47″W / 46.56111°N 105.62972°W / 46.56111; -105.62972 (Dixons Rapids), el. 2,270 feet (690 m)
  • McKeons Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46°48′03″N 105°15′07″W / 46.80083°N 105.25194°W / 46.80083; -105.25194 (McKeons Rapids), el. 2,159 feet (658 m)
  • Trout Rapids, Stillwater County, Montana, 45°35′04″N 109°06′38″W / 45.58444°N 109.11056°W / 45.58444; -109.11056 (Trout Rapids), el. 3,474 feet (1,059 m)
  • White Island Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46°51′15″N 105°08′42″W / 46.85417°N 105.14500°W / 46.85417; -105.14500 (White Island Rapids), el. 2,129 feet (649 m)
  • Wolf Rapids, Prairie County, Montana, 46°45′47″N 105°25′52″W / 46.76306°N 105.43111°W / 46.76306; -105.43111 (Wolf Rapids), el. 2,195 feet (669 m)