KY 746 to KY 715 (10.3 miles) (Upper Red)Class III
10.3 Miles
Avg Gradient 14 fpm
Max Gradient 40 fpm
Falls of Red River
Falls of Red River Photo by Ben Culbertson Gauge Information
Red
River DescriptionThe Upper Red is a beautiful stretch of river which flows through the remote Clifty Wilderness Area of the Red River Gorge. There are often cliffs on both sides, and going around one bend you'll paddle underneath a rock amphitheater. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2004-04-26 09:03:16
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The listed gauge (at Hazel Green) is upstream of the putin.
The minimum (200 cfs) is confirmed as a reasonable minimum. 250 cfs is still low, while 400 cfs is a medium level.
RED RIVER NEAR HAZEL GREEN, KY [ KY ] |
Current Conditions
Station Graphs |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | Red— KY 746 to KY 715 (10.3 miles) | III | 0 cfs | low | 10/7 19:30 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 7910 |
| USGS Station: | 03282500 |
| HUC: | 05100204 |
| Latitude: | 37.8122 |
| Longitude: | -83.4639 |
| Class: |
No guide books for this stream. If you know of a book that describes this stream please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. User Comments |
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2005-06-01 12:26:07 (1224 days ago)
alan smith
Ran the red on 4/29/05, post flood run again, red hit 3400 on Friday, ran it sunday at ~600 cfs (4ft). Some of the pictures here say the level is 6ft, but must be wrong because some of the boulders visible in the pictures are covered at 4ft. At this level the rapids are probably a solid class III, with a couple rapids borderline IV. The Falls of the red river have a pretty large hole on both sides, so the center is the best line on that. River left hole sucked me back under the falls and spit me out down river. There was a lot of wood in the rapids, one major bottleneck had a sneak on the river right side behind a large boulder, there was a river wide strainer in the flat water section toward the end.
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2005-04-04 09:15:15 (1282 days ago)
aaron koch
Most recent run of the Red on Sun april 3rd. <br />
Great level, proabably around 700 or 800cfs. It's different from the guage on most occasions. All the large rapids are clean and wood free, however, there are numerous smaller rapids with strainers. Some are nearly river wide and the path around is only visible at the last moment. Most rapids have an eddy making boat scouting possible. If you run this river at higer levels, don't let the flat water fool you. Please take this run seriously. It DOES have consequences.
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No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. 
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