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Selway River is a river in Idaho.

It ranks #22 among the 28 waters of Idaho in the registry, and is of local prominence.

Fished for trout.

Species: westslope cutthroat and rainbow trout.

USGS GNIS record: 390102.

Stretches: Lower Selway.

Access points: Paradise.

Confluences: Moose Creek Junction and Selway-Lochsa Confluence.

Features: Selway Falls.

Race Creek (access). It is launchable. Outbound names Race Creek as the take-out of the 47-mile float. The Forest Service page instead ends the permit float at Selway Falls, and Spokesman and Raft Idaho describe the falls as the lower boundary; the discrepancy is unresolved. Single source for the name.

Float: Lower Selway, from Selway Falls to Selway-Lochsa Confluence, 20 miles.

Float: Selway wilderness float, from Paradise to Selway Falls, 47 miles.

Sourced from 1 independent fly site.

Sources: api.theoutbound.com (retrieved 2026-10-20), explorebigsky.com (retrieved 2026-10-20), raftidaho.org (retrieved 2026-10-20), riverdancelodge.com (retrieved 2026-10-20) and spokesman.com (retrieved 2026-10-20).

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.