Whitewater Run NM Class II

01. Chromo,CO to Colorado Border

Navajo

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Gauge Conditions
Rio Chama above Chama, NM Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 13.2 miles away on Navajo. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
I'm not real sure about anything on this section. This would probably be a canoe type float trip as there isn't much whitewater. I've run a short section of it from the Colorado Line through part of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in NM. There wasn't much to talk about. I would assume there are fences crossing the river in many places. The Tribe recently ('99) built some diversion structures for its water treatment facility. The structures offer some OK play at around 90-200 cfs, and maybe better at higher levels. The gauge for this section is Navajo River Below Oso Diversion Dam on the DWR gauges page. If you are planning on running the section in the Reservation (almost any part of the river in the state of NM) give me a shout (I work for the Tribe) and I will try to facilitate access which may or may not be an issue. For more information, see _New Mexico Whitewater_, by NM State Parks, and _Rivers of The Southwest_, by Anderson and Hopkinson.
Difficulty
Class II
Length
28.8 mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
37.0300, -106.7630
Take-out
37.0000, -107.1080
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater