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Idaho · river

Paradise Creek at Highway near Moscow

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

92

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT.

River observation: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:45:00 GMT.

Page checked: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:42:49 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Paradise Creek at Highway near Moscow
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — The Palouse 1.jpg by OXBzfbi, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

5 mph

gusting to 6 mph

Air temp

55°F

1% chance of rain

River flow

2.22 cfs

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 100

  • Wed

    100

    Best

  • Thu

    74

  • Fri

    17

  • Sat

    88

  • Sun

    97

  • Mon

    92

  • Tue

    98

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
6p55
7p67
8p69
9p610
10p611
11p711
12a711
1a712
2a813
3a712
4a712
5a711

Why this score

  • Wind — 5 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Cold — 55°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-8

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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