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Access Site NM

Put In

Rio Chama

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: NM
County: Rio Arriba
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 36.36600000, -106.68200000
Air Temp: --
Location
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Rio Chama above Abiquiu Reservoir, NM Same River 5.6 mi away
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Rio Chama below El Vado DAM, NM 15 mi away
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Rio Chama below Abiquiu DAM, NM 17.2 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II-III Put-in Rio Chama - 3.5 Monastary to Big Eddy
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Current Conditions
-- • 200.00-2000.00 cfs
Rio Chama above Abiquiu Reservoir, NM
Whitewater Runs on Rio Chama
6 runs
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
II-III Put-in at this location 3.5 Monastary to Big Eddy
8.9 mi
I-III This location is on this run 04. El Vado Lake to Abiquiu Reservoir
30.4 mi
I-II Downstream from here (20.1 mi to put-in) 05. Abiquiu Dam to confluence with Rio Grande
7.5 mi
I-III Upstream from here (20.0 mi from take-out) 03. Los Ojos to El Vado Lake
16.0 mi
I-II Upstream from here (26.7 mi from take-out) 02. Chama to Los Ojos
12.7 mi
III-IV Upstream from here (36.0 mi from take-out) 01. Wolf Creek to Chama River Park
6.7 mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
This is a whitewater put-in access point on the Rio Chama in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The Rio Chama is a popular whitewater river in northern New Mexico known for its scenic canyon runs and varying difficulty levels depending on water flow and the specific section being paddled. This particular put-in provides access to the river for kayakers, canoeists, and other whitewater paddlers looking to run sections of the Chama.