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Rapid TX

Mouth of Santa Elena Canyon / Terlingua Creek Confluence

Rio Grande - 3. Santa Elena Canyon: Lajitas to Santa Elena Canyon River Access (20 miles) (TX)

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Gauge Conditions

Rio Grande near Castolon, TX Downstream Primary

Runnable: 150.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Too low for reasonable whitewater trip.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

Some people choose to access the river here for "boomerang trips" (paddling upstream to Fern Canyon at low water levels-- generally < 150 cfs), but accessing the river here requires hiking your boat about 250-300 yards through sand (and sometimes through Terlingua Creek, if it is running.)