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Hazard CO Class II

Low Head Dam

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

Monitor this Rapid
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
Low Head Dam
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

LOW HEAD DAM!

Follow the big red signs that tell you to run left, theres a boat chute. River right is a low head dam and is terminal at most flows. 

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
9.5 mi
Directions
Navigate
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10. Parkdale Launch to Canon City (Royal Gorge)
Arkansas
III-IV(V) 10.0 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater