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Payette River: Horseshoe Bend, ID

A SOLUTION FOR CONSERVATION,  RECREATION, AND HYDROWER

The Nation’s First Integrated Fish Ladder and Whitewater Course – When a new hydropower plant was proposed on the Payette River, fish passage was required to fulfill the license requirements. The community enthusiastically supported a multiple-use engineering design which would also provide whitewater recreation. The combination was a resounding success and a national first.

A Low Hazard, Maintenance-Free Design – The design for the Payette River “Gutter,” which was developed by principals at McLaughlin Water Engineers, Ltd., resulted in…

  • Predictable holes and waves during flows ranging from 1,300 to 19,500 cfs
  • A successful, seasonal passage for resident trout
  • A whitewater competition venue
  • A robust design which has required neither boulder replacement nor structural maintenance in over fifteen years since its completion

Services Provided – Conceptual and Preliminary Design / Physical Model

For more information on the Horshoe Bend Gutter visit American Whitewater River Info.

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  • Confluence Park
  • Adventure Sports Center Intl
  • Horseshoe Bend
  • Tulsa Whitewater Park
  • Ocoee Olympic Course
  • Dickerson Whitewater
  • Sacandaga River
  • Falls of the Neuse
  • North Fork American River
  • Nantahala River
  • Gunnison River
  • Mississippi River
  • Chattahoochee River Restoration
  • Green River Wyoming
  • Boise River Recreation Park
  • River Run Park – South Platte River

About MWDG

The McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group brings decades of hydraulics and outdoor recreation leadership and expertise to the design and development of whitewater venues, led by the principals from our parent company, now McLaughlin Water Engineers, Ltd.

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