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Rapid UT Class III

Last Chance Rapid

Colorado - 15. Westwater to Rose Ranch (Westwater Canyon) (UT)

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Gauge Conditions
Colorado River near Colorado-Utah State Line Upstream Primary
Runnable: 2,000.0 – 30,000.0 CFS

Optimal flow range (flows based on 2014 Colorado Basin Flow Study).

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Last Chance Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Last Chance Rapid is formed by a boulder in the center of the river.

 

At low-medium flows (3000-4000 cfs), left and right runs are both possible, but the right side is steep and bumpy.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
11.1 mi
Directions
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15. Westwater to Rose Ranch (Westwater Canyon)
Colorado
III-IV 17.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater