City: TX
County: Brewster
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 28.98320000, -103.18400000
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II
Put-in
Rio Grande - 4. Mariscal Canyon: Talley to Solis Landing (10 miles)
12 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 200.00-5000.00 cfs
Rio Grande at Rio Grande Village, Big Bnd NP, TX
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (6 nearby)Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site:
Put-in at this location
This location is on the run
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II
Put-in at this location
4. Mariscal Canyon: Talley to Solis Landing (10 miles)
10.2 mi
12 ft/mi
I-II
Downstream from here (6.9 mi to put-in)
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
I-II
Downstream from here (20.5 mi to put-in)
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
II-III+
Downstream from here (40.8 mi to put-in)
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
II(III)
Upstream from here (31.0 mi from take-out)
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
II+
Upstream from here (45.7 mi from take-out)
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
II-III
65 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
III
508 mi away
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II
534 mi away
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III
533 mi away
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III-IV
537 mi away
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II-III
549 mi away
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
V
556 mi away
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-IV
562 mi away
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
II-III
571 mi away
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
571 mi away
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
586 mi away
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II
601 mi away
06. Alamosa to Lasauses
20.1 mi
15 ft/mi
II
639 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III+
646 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
655 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
662 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
665 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Put In is a whitewater put-in access point on the Rio Grande located in Brewster County, Texas. This site serves as a launch point for paddlers looking to navigate the Rio Grande's whitewater sections in this remote area of West Texas. The Rio Grande in this region is known for its varying water conditions and scenic canyon landscapes.