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Rio Chama - Monastary to Big Eddy

Rio Chama,

Monastary to Big Eddy (Day section)

Usual Difficulty	II-III (may vary with level)
Length	7 Miles

Below Skull Bridge

Below Skull Bridge
Photo of Craig Blakemore by Richard Blakemore taken 2000 @ 1000cfs

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
RIO CHAMA ABOVE ABIQUIU RESERVOIR, NM
usgs-08286500	200 - 2000 cfs	II-III	00h47m	190 cfs (rc= -0.0 )

River Description

Put in below the Monastary or alternately at Skull Bridge. The majority of play and rapids come after Skull Bridge. Shortly after the Bridge watch for the river to split, stay left and enjoy the nice wave where the river comes back together again.
Flows around 500-800cfs are pretty good. Begins flowing in early to mid March. After July watch for releases on Friday through Monday, usually in the 800-1000cfs range.

StreamTeam Status: Verified

Last Updated: 2000-12-09 06:29:09

Editors

Stream Team Editor

Mark Blakemore

Chama, NM