City: NM
County: Santa Fe
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 35.87400000, -106.14000000
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
III
Put-in
Rio Grande - 08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
Current Conditions
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• 500.00-10000.00 cfs
Rio Grande at Otowi Bridge, NM
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (4 nearby)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
Downstream from here Upstream from here
III
Put-in at this location
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
III
Upstream from here (31.4 mi from take-out)
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (36.0 mi from take-out)
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III-IV
Upstream from here (42.5 mi from take-out)
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
II-III+
499 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
II-III
54 mi away
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
V
62 mi away
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-IV
68 mi away
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
II-III
75 mi away
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
75 mi away
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
87 mi away
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II
103 mi away
06. Alamosa to Lasauses
20.1 mi
15 ft/mi
II
126 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III+
129 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
138 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
144 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
148 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
II-III
464 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
473 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
484 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
499 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
511 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
516 mi away
4. Mariscal Canyon: Talley to Solis Landing (10 miles)
10.2 mi
12 ft/mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
This is a whitewater put-in access point on the Rio Grande located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The Rio Grande in this area is known for its whitewater sections that attract paddlers looking for river running opportunities. As a put-in site, this location serves as a launch point for kayakers and canoeists beginning their downstream journeys on the river. The specific characteristics of water conditions and difficulty level can vary depending on seasonal water flows and recent precipitation in the area.