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Rapid UT Class IV

Rapid 21 - Big Drop 1

Colorado - 18. Colorado/Green Confluence to Hite Marina (Cataract Canyon) (UT)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Colorado River at Gypsum Canyon near Hite, UT Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Rapid 21 - Big Drop 1
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Big Drop 1 represents the start of the most signficiant stretch of whitewater in Cataract Canyon. At lower flows you can read and run down this rapid but at higher flows most pull out above this rapid on the left and scout the whole sequence of whitewater through Big Drop 3.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
13.7 mi
Directions
Navigate
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18. Colorado/Green Confluence to Hite Marina (Cataract Canyon)
Colorado
IV-V 48.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater