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Rapid CO Class V

Big Bang

South Platte - 01. Eleven Mile Canyon (CO)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Weir Gulch Upstream From 1st Ave. at Denver, CO Downstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

The first class V rapid, Big Bang, is long and technical. Beware of the highly technical slot, followed by a nasty hole at the bottom. Non class V boaters should put in below this rapid for the class IV section. Big Bang is easily scoutable from river right on the drive up to the upper put in.