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Hazard CO Class III

Granite Dam

Arkansas - 01. Granite to Numbers Launch Site (CO)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Arkansas River below Granite, CO Downstream Primary
Runnable: 200.0 – 5,000.0 CFS

Perhaps the most challenging flows for this run. This is above the cut-off for commercial rafting.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Granite Dam
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

As of 2020 there is a new boat chute on river left. Do not run the dam! The chute has multiple V waves on the way town that can easily pull a boat left or right into eddies. Keep centered and drive forward through them all.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
2.0 mi
Directions
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01. Granite to Numbers Launch Site
Arkansas
IV-V 5.1 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater