Colorado - 15. Loma launch to Westwater launch


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15. Loma launch to Westwater launch (Ruby / Horsethief Canyon)

Usual Difficulty II (may vary with level)
Length 25 Miles
Avg. Gradient 7 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
COLORADO RIVER NEAR COLORADO-UTAH STATE LINE
usgs-09163500 200 - 40000 cfs II 00h54m 3190 cfs (rc= 0.1 )


River Description

Lat/longitude coords are very approximate.
For info, see
BLM, Grand Junction District, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81501; 303-244-1480.

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)


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2004-02-21 14:58:27

Editors

Stream Team Editor
Andrew Stehno
Salt Lake City, UT


Cisco exit

Detail Trip Report Edit  Cisco exit  Colorado, UT(333.39KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

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.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
COLORADO RIVER NEAR COLORADO-UTAH STATE LINE
usgs-09163500 200 - 40000 cfs II 00h54m 3190 cfs (rc= 0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
200 -40000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II

Report - Reports of Colorado 15. Loma launch to Westwater launch and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
117d05h32m Colorado15. Loma launch to Westwater launch [CO] Ruby-Horsethief n/a n/a
5y22d04h39m Colorado [UT] Cisco exit n/a Craig Irwin

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Canyonlands River Guide
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Colorado Rivers & Creeks II
$33.00

User Comments


2008-03-14 12:58:56 (617 days ago)
Floated this section February 29, 08, great early season trip, lots of wildlife this time of year!
If you can't wait to get back on the water, Ruby/Horsethief is ready! Get a permit and keep on
going through Westwater. Edit
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