Whitewater Run NM Class III-IV

05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)

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Rio Grande below Taos Junction Bridge near Taos, NM Downstream Primary

Runnable: 600.0 – 5,000.0 CFS

Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Excellent description of this run at SouthwestPaddler.com and at New Mexico Bureau of Land Management Rivers Page. The 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+).

Difficulty

Class III-IV

Length

15.0 mi

Gradient

31 ft/mi

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