Gauge Conditions

White River below Boise Creek, near Rangely, Co. Upstream Primary

Runnable: 700.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Range of acceptable flows (based on 2012 Yampa-White Basin WFET Report).

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Description

The White River flows west out of Rangely, Colorado, toward Bonanza, Utah. This 54 mile section has multiple options for trip length. The White River is a meandering float with typical Western Colorado sights and scenes. _reference: The Floaters Guide to Colorado_, D. Wheat Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone. Colorado Mesa University has an old (archived?) website with some cool historical maps, brocures, information, etc. related to the White River

Difficulty

Class I-II

Length

34.4 mi

Rapids