City: NM
County: Taos
Type: Whitewater Access
Location: 36.23806200, -105.84120000
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
III
Rio Grande - 07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
12 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 200.00-3000.00 cfs
Rio Grande below Taos Junction Bridge near Taos, NM
Whitewater Runs on Rio Grande
23 runs (9 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
Take-out at this location
07. Quartzite River Access to County Line River Access
4.4 mi
12 ft/mi
III
Downstream from here (32.5 mi to put-in)
08. Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Reservoir
22.3 mi
II
Upstream from here (3.7 mi from take-out)
06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access
6.6 mi
III-IV
Upstream from here (10.1 mi from take-out)
05. John Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (Lower Taos Box)
15.0 mi
31 ft/mi
II-III
Upstream from here (22.5 mi from take-out)
04. Red River confluence to John Dunn Bridge
8.4 mi
12 ft/mi
V
Upstream from here (30.1 mi from take-out)
03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
7.8 mi
69 ft/mi
II-IV
Upstream from here (36.3 mi from take-out)
02. Lee Trail to Chiflo Campground
9.9 mi
47 ft/mi
II-III
Upstream from here (44.2 mi from take-out)
01. Lobatos Bridge(Colorado) to Lee Trail
24.0 mi
5 ft/mi
II
Upstream from here (44.1 mi from take-out)
08. Lobatos Bridge to Lee Trail
21.0 mi
7 ft/mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
II-III+
512 mi away
7. Lower Canyons: La Linda to Dryden Crossing (83.5 miles)
84.3 mi
5 ft/mi
I-II
58 mi away
07. Lasauses to Lobatos Bridge
20.0 mi
3 ft/mi
II
74 mi away
06. Alamosa to Lasauses
20.1 mi
15 ft/mi
II
106 mi away
05. South Fork to Del Norte
20.9 mi
17 ft/mi
II-III+
114 mi away
04. Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork
11.4 mi
21 ft/mi
II-III
125 mi away
03. Creede to Wagon Wheel Gap
10.2 mi
II-III
132 mi away
02. Box Canyon to Creede
23.7 mi
24 ft/mi
III-IV
139 mi away
01. Box Canyon (CO)
8.1 mi
38 ft/mi
II-III
483 mi away
1. Hoodoos: Redford to Colorado Canyon (15.75 miles)
16.0 mi
6 ft/mi
II+
492 mi away
2. Colorado Canyon: Rancherias Canyon to Lajitas (21 miles)
21.2 mi
6 ft/mi
II(III)
502 mi away
3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles)
20.6 mi
7 ft/mi
I-II
513 mi away
6. Rio Grande Village to La Linda (34.5 miles)
34.6 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II
526 mi away
5. San Vicente & Hot Springs Canyon: Solis Landing to Rio Grande Village (19 miles)
19.4 mi
II
531 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
Souse Hole is a whitewater access point on the Rio Grande in Taos County, New Mexico. This site serves as a put-in or take-out for paddlers running whitewater sections of the Rio Grande in the Taos area. The location provides access to one of New Mexico's premier whitewater destinations, known for its scenic canyon runs and varying difficulty levels depending on water flow and the specific section being paddled.