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Other Whitewater Trips on the Colorado River
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Charlemont, MA
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:: Cisco Run Kayak & Canoe Touring
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Cisco Run Kayak & Canoe Touring on the Colorado River |
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Related River Guidebooks on AllAboutRivers |
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Cisco Run Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Cisco Landing |
| Take Out: |
Moab Bridge |
| Difficulty: |
Class I
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| Run Length: |
22 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
2960 cfs @ 02/09/2012 08:00 PM - COLORADO RIVER NEAR CISCO, UT, reading taken from USGS
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| Good Level: |
2000 - 20,000 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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| Permit: |
none required at this time. |
| Character/Similar To: |
Large but slow moving desert river with great side hikes and campsites. |
| Water Craft: |
canoe,touring |
| Land Ownership: |
Public, BLM ownership |
| Wilderness: |
Yes, some. But part of the run parallels SH 128. |
| Camping on River: |
Yes |
| Location: |
In the Canyon Country (UT), of |
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Put-in: From I-70 east of Cisco Utah, take the Cisco exit (#212). Turn right onto the access road and drive southwest to the southeast corner of this abandoned town. Follow the unpaved pumphouse road southeast for about 3 miles to a "Y" in the road. Bear left and drive another 2 miles to the Cisco Landing boat ramp. There is an alternate put in further downstream at Fish Ford. At the "Y", bear right instead of left and continue to Fish Ford.
Take-out: Return to the access road and turn left. Turn left onto SH 128 towards Moab Utah. Continue about 25 miles to Hittle Bottom.
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| Cisco Run on the Colorado River |
This slow moving but scenic stretch can be combined with either Westwater Canyon upstream and/or the Moab Dail downstream for a longer multi-day trip. A detailed trip description with topo maps can be found in the Canyonlands Book at the top of this page.
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Last Edited by josho on 5/31/2011
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