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Rapid CO Class V

Black Rock Rapid

Clear Creek - 07. Black Rock - Green Bay Rock (MM 262.9) to Rigor Mortis (MM 267.2) · CO

American Whitewater 39.7369, -105.3208

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Gauge Conditions
Clear Creek at Golden, CO Downstream Primary
Runnable: 199.0 – 1,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Black Rock Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
The first hard rapid. You have to thread your way through the rock garden in the top half, and avoid the undercut rock at the bottom.
Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class V
Mile Marker
1.0 mi
Directions
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07. Black Rock - Green Bay Rock (MM 262.9) to Rigor Mortis (MM 267.2)
Clear Creek
IV-V(V+) 3.1 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater