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Rapid CO Class IV

Boat Eater

Arkansas - 10. Parkdale Launch to Canon City (Royal Gorge) (CO)

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Gauge Conditions
Arkansas River at Parkdale, Co. Upstream Primary
Runnable: 300.0 – 3,200.0 CFS

Low-moderate to high-moderate flows.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Boat Eater
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

(Info from 2200) Boat Eater can be simple to run but the river will let you know if you run it wrong. start river center and enjoy some fun waves until you start seeing some waves splashing up. Once you see the waves hit a bow right and push through the lateral coming from right shore and ride the eddy behind the rock creating the lateral till you pass Boat Eater hole (You'll know when you pass it). Boat Eater forms around 1200 and just gets bigger and bigger as the water comes up.

Below 1200 you can run left of the rock that creates the hole and splat your bow along the rock to get pushed around the corner.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
5.1 mi
Directions
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10. Parkdale Launch to Canon City (Royal Gorge)
Arkansas
III-IV(V) 10.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater