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

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Rio Grande,

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

Usual Difficulty	III-IV (may vary with level)
Length	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	Difficulty	Updated	Level
RIO GRANDE BLW TAOS JUNCTION BRIDGE NEAR TAOS, NM
usgs-08276500	600 - 5000 cfs	III-IV	08h36m	338 cfs (rc= -0.1 )
usgs-08276500

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