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:: Middle Box Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip
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Middle Box Whitewater Kayaking & Canoeing Trip on the Gila River |
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Middle Box Info
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| Put In: |
USFS Road 809 |
| Take Out: |
Redrock |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
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| Gradient: |
18 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
18 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
92 cfs @ 02/09/2012 11:00 PM - GILA RIVER NEAR GILA, NM, reading taken from USGS
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| Good Level: |
100 to 600 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
March, April
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| Primary Season: |
Variable and hard to predict |
| Permit: |
None presently required |
| Character/Similar To: |
Perhaps the most challenging section of the Gila River, the Middle Box offers Class III whitewater (Class IV above 500 cfs) through isolated, scenic canyon. |
| Hazards: |
Possible strainers and log hazards |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,wwcan,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed National Forest and private |
| Wilderness: |
Yes |
| Camping on River: |
Sites available but limited in the last few miles. |
| Location: |
In the Canyon Country (NM), 360 miles Southwest of Santa Fe |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: From US 180 just south of Cliff, New Mexico, turn south onto USFS Road 809 and proceed down the east bank some 6 miles to the Gila National Forest boundry and put-in on the left bank near the end of the road.
Take-out: From US 70, take NM 464 north to the bridge north of the town of Redrock, New Mexico |
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