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Rapid TX Class II+

Clutter

Guadalupe - 5. First Crossing to Common St. (6 miles) (TX)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 250.0 – 6,000.0 CFS
Photo
Clutter
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Enter the rapid at river left and then follow the water as it flows left to right over a rock pile between the trees.  At low levels, these rocks are exposed and can flip a hard boat, and the shallow nature of the rapid makes for a very unpleasant upside-down ride or swim.  At higher levels, it becomes more of a wave train, although a small hole does form at river left behind a large rock.  This hole is most prominent at about 3000 cfs and starts washing out at levels above that.

 

At around 2500-3500 cfs, there is a small catch-on-the-fly surf wave at the top of the rapid.

 

At higher flows (thousands of cfs), the trees in this rapid form strong eddies, and experienced boaters can use them for practicing advanced attainments and ferries.  Use caution, however, because if no floods have occurred in recent years, smaller trees may have grown up in the river bed and closed off any lines right of the main one.

 

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II+
Mile Marker
2.7 mi
Directions
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5. First Crossing to Common St. (6 miles)
Guadalupe
II+(III) 6.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater