Whitewater Run CO Class III+

05. Basalt to Carbondale

American Whitewater
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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 200.0 – 1,500.0 CFS

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Description
See _Colorado Rivers and Creeks II_, by Banks and Eckardt _(The Bible)_, for info on this and most of the other kewl runs of Colorado. Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone. See also Cemetary (Class II+), Woody Creek (Class III), Toothache (Class III), Slaughterhouse (Class IV), Castle Creek (Class IV+), Fryingpan (Upper) (Class IV+), and Upper Roaring Fork (Class V+).
Difficulty
Class III+
Length
11.5 mi
Rapids
0
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
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