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Grapevine to Mogollon Creek Info
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| Put In: |
Grapevine Campground |
| Take Out: |
Mogollon Creek |
| Difficulty: |
Class III
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| Gradient: |
22 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
40 miles |
| Current Streamflow |
103 cfs @ 10/07/2008 11:30 PM - GILA RIVER NEAR GILA, NM, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
Silver City Ranger District(505) 388-8201
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| Good Level: |
100-300 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
March, April, May
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| Primary Season: |
The Gila has an extremely unpredictable season. |
| Permit: |
None presently required |
| Character/Similar To: |
moderate whitewater through deep canyon with excellent scenery and solitude |
| Hazards: |
flash floods |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,canoe,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Gila National Forest |
| Wilderness: |
Yes |
| Location: |
In the Canyon Country (NM), 300 miles Southwest of Santa Fe |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: From Silver City in southwest New Mexico, head north on NM 15 toward Gila Hot Springs. The put-in is located just short of Gila Hot Springs at Grapevine Campground, near the bridge over the Gila River.
Take-out: From US 180 drive northwest about 30 miles to the town of Cliff. Take a right onto NM 211 and a left on Route 293 and head to the west side of the river eventually crossing the Gila National Forest boundary as the road turns into unpaved USFS Road 755. This USFS road leads another 2 miles to the take-out on the right bank of Mogollon Creek. |
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