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Rapid CO Class III

Rollercoaster Rapid

Cache La Poudre - 09. Below Pineview Falls to Bridges Take-out (CO)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Cache LA Poudre River at Fort Collins, CO Downstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

A long, fun wave train at most levels, with a crescendo towards the end. A pair of shallow submerged fang-rocks lurks near the bottom on the right, waiting to catch and injure unsuspecting upside-down kayakers. The left side is generally safer.