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Rapid UT Class II

Wild Horse Rapids

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

Monitor this Rapid

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

Wild Horse Rapids

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

The river flows over a stretch of cobbles. At low water, some rock-dodging may be necessary.

Location

Other Rapids on This Run (20)

Westwater Ranger Station (put-in)

Westwater Ranger Station (put-in)

Miners camp

Folley's camp

Upper Cougar Bar camp

Upper Cougar Bar camp

Lower Cougar Bar camp

Lower Cougar Bar camp

Little Hole camp

Little Hole camp

Upper Little Dolores camp

Upper Little Dolores camp

Little Dolores Rapids

Little Dolores Rapids

Lower Little Dolores camp

Lower Little Dolores camp

Hades Bar camp

Marble Canyon Rapids

Marble Canyon Rapids

Staircase Rapids

Staircase Rapids

Big Hummer Rapids

Big Hummer Rapids

Funnel Falls

Surprise Rapids

Surprise Rapids

Skull Rapid

Bowling Alley

Sock It To Me

Last Chance Rapid

Last Chance Rapid

Big Hole

Type

Rapid

Difficulty

Class II

Mile Marker

4.7 mi

Directions

15. Westwater to Rose Ranch (Westwater Canyon)

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater