Rio Grande - 5. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)


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Rio Grande,

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5. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box) (Lower Taos Box)

Class III-IV
14 Miles
Avg Gradient 31 fpm

Lower Taos Box


Lower Taos Box
Photo of Rio Grande by Brian Adkins taken April 2003 @ low

Gauge Information

Name Range Updated Level
RIO GRANDE BLW TAOS JUNCTION BRIDGE NEAR TAOS, NM 600 - 5000 cfs 01h13m 371 cfs (rc= -0.1 )


River Description

there is an excellent description of this run at...

http://canoeman.com/SWPaddler/riograndenm4.html

New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Rivers Page.

The reaches of the Taos Box area are...

Ute Mountain (Class II),
Razors (Class III/IV),
Upper Box (Class V/V+),
Lower Box (Class III/IV),
Pilar (Class III/IV),
Otowi Bridge (Class III),
Red River (Class IV),
Rio Pueblo (Class V+), and
Rio Embudo (Class V+).


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2005-08-10 00:01:25