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Salmon River Side Bars

IDadvanced

Central Idaho · near Salmon · ~3,200 ft

Map
Solid likelihood

Big river with side bars and gulch mouths. Remote access and short season.

DirectionsLog dig
RiverGravel barGulch

Access

Public land

Best season

Summer access

Water

perennial

Geology & history

Idaho batholith drainages.

Historic yield: Central Idaho recreational corridors

Dispersion radius: ~18 km corridor on the map

Coordinates: 45.4000, -114.0000

Best features

  • Remote bars
  • Gulch mouths

Field tips

  1. Logistics first
  2. Gulch mouths
  3. Cold water

Nearby corridors

~62 mi away

Grasshopper Creek Country

MT

Southwest Montana · near Dillon

Historic gulch country near Bannack. Use as a model for reading residual placers on public land nearby.

Solid
Dry creekGulchPlacer
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~125 mi away

Last Chance Gulch (Helena area)

MT

West-Central Montana · near Helena

Historic gulch that built Helena. Modern digs are limited; use as a model for nearby public gulches.

Solid
GulchDry creekPlacer
DetailsMap

~141 mi away

Boise Basin Gulches

ID

Southwest Idaho · near Idaho City

Gulch systems that built Idaho City. Residual and reworked placers in forested drainages.

High
GulchDry creekPlacer
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Verify claims and land status before any excavation. Coordinates are approximate corridor centers for education. See Terms.