Rio Grande, |
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| Usual Difficulty | III-IV (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 14 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 31 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| RIO GRANDE BLW TAOS JUNCTION BRIDGE NEAR TAOS, NM | ||||
| usgs-08276500 | 600 - 5000 cfs | III-IV | 00h38m | 365 cfs (rc= -0.1 ) |
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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+).
We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||
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| RIO GRANDE BLW TAOS JUNCTION BRIDGE NEAR TAOS, NM | ||||||||||||
| usgs-08276500 | 600 - 5000 cfs | III-IV | 00h38m | 365 cfs (rc= -0.1 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| 6y222d22h08m | Rio Grande [NM] |
Lower Taos Box
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low | Brian Adkins |
| > 10 years | Rio Grande [NM] |
powerline at high water
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4500 cfs | curtis verploegh |
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. River Alert
State News
River Links
NWRI - Rio Grande 5. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box) (mobile)
User Comments
As a guide we run it to 500 cfs. Edit
might want to scout it Edit