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Rio Grande - 07. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
Rio Grande, New Mexico, US |
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07. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
| Usual Difficulty | III (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 24 Miles |
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| RIO GRANDE AT OTOWI BRIDGE, NM | ||||
| usgs-08313000 | 500 - 10000 cfs | III | 00h49m | 473 cfs (too low) |
Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report. |
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River Description
For information, see New Mexico Whitewater, by NM State Parks & Rivers of SW, byThe 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+).
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2017-07-15 04:22:41
Rapid Descriptions
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run.
June 14 2009 (3411 days ago)
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June 14,2009. We're running this next weekend. Will update on return. Contact hulih20@hotmail.com
January 28 2004 (5375 days ago)
Tim Johnson
The land surrounding Otowi bridge is on San Ildefonso Pueblo, so access is restricted, but there
are several fun little class II rapids between there and the bottom of the red dot trail. After red
dot, there are four class III's. The first two are one after another. Stay right for the second.
Almost all the current in the third rapid goes over a big rock, we have had problems there before
and haven't found a good way around it, it all depends on water levels. After the last rapid, which
is pretty close to Ancho Canyon, it is really flat water all the way to Cochiti Lake and it seems
to go on forever until you hit the lake and have to paddle a couple miles. I would recommend hiking
out at the Bandelier falls trail. Overall, it is a very fun trip, lots of beautiful scenery and
very remote, you probably won't see anyone on the river.
are several fun little class II rapids between there and the bottom of the red dot trail. After red
dot, there are four class III's. The first two are one after another. Stay right for the second.
Almost all the current in the third rapid goes over a big rock, we have had problems there before
and haven't found a good way around it, it all depends on water levels. After the last rapid, which
is pretty close to Ancho Canyon, it is really flat water all the way to Cochiti Lake and it seems
to go on forever until you hit the lake and have to paddle a couple miles. I would recommend hiking
out at the Bandelier falls trail. Overall, it is a very fun trip, lots of beautiful scenery and
very remote, you probably won't see anyone on the river.
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07. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir , Rio Grande New Mexico, US (mobile)
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