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Rapid TX Class II

Thread the Needle Rapid

Rio Grande - 2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles) (TX)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Rio Grande near Castolon, TX Downstream Primary
Runnable: 200.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Level is too low for reasonable whitewater experience.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description

At low levels, stay to the right and pick one of the two channels at the bottom between large boulders.  Straightforward at medium to high levels.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
2.4 mi
Directions
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2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
Rio Grande
II+ 21.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater