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Colorado - 14. Loma launch to Westwater launch
Colorado, Colorado, US/Utah, US |
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14. Loma launch to Westwater launch (Ruby / Horsethief Canyon)
| Usual Difficulty | II (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 25 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 7 fpm |
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| COLORADO RIVER NEAR COLORADO-UTAH STATE LINE | ||||
| usgs-09163500 | 200 - 40000 cfs | II | 00h47m | 5530 cfs (running) |
River Description
Ruby and Horsethief Canyons provide a scenic float trip at moderate flows, suitable for novice boaters. There are a number of riffles and small rapids. When flows get very high, the river is much more serious and dangerous.
Put In: From Interstate 70 just west of Fruita, take exit 15 to Road 139 south. Turn left on Kokopelli Trail and follow it around towards the river. The road turns to gravel about 300 or 400 yards before reaching the river. Just past a dirt parking area, turn left down to a primitive boat ramp.
Take Out: From Interstate 70 take the Westwater exit. The ranger station and launch ramp is about 9 miles from the freeway.
Other Information Sources:
BLM, Grand Junction District, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81501; 303-244-1480 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 303-244-1480 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
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BLM - Ruby/Horsethief
information
BLM - Ruby/Horsethief boating rules
Colorado
River Ruby-Horsethief Brochure pdf
Mountain Wayfarer blog
Reaches of the Colorado River:
01. Hot Sulphur Springs
to Hwy 40 bridge (Byers Canyon) (CO, IV)
02. Gore Canyon (CO,
IV-V)
03. Pumphouse campground
to Rancho Del Rio (Pumphouse) (CO, III)
04. Hanging Lake Exit 125
(I-70) to Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 (I-70) (Barrel Springs) (CO, IV-V [V+])
05. Shoshone Power
Plant, Exit 123 (I-70) to Grizzly Creek, Exit 121 (I-70) (Shoshone) (CO, III-IV)
06. Cameo Dam (Big Sur /
Lucky 7) (CO, III)
07. Loma to Westwater
(Ruby / Horsethief Canyons) (CO-UT, II)
08. Westwater to Rose
Ranch (Westwater Canyon) (UT, I-IV)
09. Cisco (Rose Ranch)
to Moab (Professor Valley) (UT, I-III)
10. Moab to Powell
Reservoir (Cataract Canyon) (UT, I-IV)
11. Lees Ferry to Lake
Mead (Grand Canyon) (AZ, I-V)
12. Black Canyon
(AZ-NV, I)
Permit Information
http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/content/ut/en/fo/moab/recreation/River_Recreation.htmlWeekday permits are self issue but weekend permits become available by reservation 60 days prior to the launch date.
Editors
Rapid Descriptions
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Associated News
AW Needs Your Input On Western River Flows!
October 25, 2011
Associated Projects
- Basin Non-Consumptive Needs Assesments (CO)
AW is working to define stream-flows that meet recreational boating needs across Colorado. In both the Colorado and Yampa River Basin's, AW has helped develop baseline data for whitewater recreation
- Colorado River Basin Supply Study
American Whitewater's staff and contractors are working to develop quantitative metrics that help the US Bureau of Reclamation evaluate impacts to recreational stream-flows across the Colorado basin.
- Middle Colorado River (CO)
The Colorado River, Lower Gunnison, and Lower Dolores Rivers are being studies by the US BLM for inclusion into the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. A broad group of Stakeholders is drafting a local alternat
14. Loma launch to Westwater launch, Colorado Colorado, US/Utah, US (mobile)
User Comments
permit at the ramp Sunday-Thursday. Next year you will have to call in for everyday of the week,
everyday of the year and there will be a fee based on group size.