Blue River
🏔 Scenic River
Harrison / Crawford Co. · 50 mi · Class I–II
319CFS/ 2.88 ft
Optimal
→Stable
Optimal: 200–800 CFS · USGS #03303000
⚡Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
50 mi
Length
Class I–II
Difficulty
200–800 cfs
Optimal
480 cfs
Avg Flow
430 cfs
Hist. Median
#03303000
USGS Gauge
Indiana's First Natural & Scenic River (1973) · Harrison-Crawford State Forest

Indiana's first designated Natural and Scenic River. The Blue River flows through the karst landscape of southern Indiana's Crawford and Harrison counties — spring-fed, clear, and winding past limestone bluffs, caves, and hardwood forests. One of the most pristine streams in the Midwest.

Trip sections
Fredericksburg to White Cloud — 20 mi, best section
White Cloud to Leavenworth — 15 mi, lower river, wider
Outfitters
Cave Country Canoes
Blue River trips from Milltown
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Data Quality

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