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The runs listed in the following sections match the order in the Dreamflows daily report. Please select from the following:
General Information
New Mexico Rivers
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SymbolMeaning
 Click for weather information local to the gauge site. 
 Click for the gauge location, shown as on the displayed map. 
 Click for color-coded flow (high/good/low) trigger level information. 
 Click for the rating table (gauge height to river flow conversion chart). 
 Click for the graph of recent flows. 
 Click for the put-in location (could be one of several possibilities), shown as on the displayed map. 
 Click for the take-out location (could be one of several possibilities), shown as on the displayed map. 
 Flow on run is likely to differ markedly from reported flow - see second paragraph below. 

General Information

The following lists the various New Mexico flow sites reported by Dreamflows, and some whitewater runs associated with those sites.  This list isn't by any means exhaustive, but should provide a useful cross-listing.  Sites reported by Dreamflows appear against the left-hand margin in bold, while associated runs appear indented underneath.  Where available, gauge location and other pertinent information appear beneath the site name, while put-in and take-out locations appear to the right of the run.  The terms "above" and "below" mean "upstream from" and "downstream from", respectively, and distances are in river miles.

In general, the flow on any given run will differ to some extent from the reported flow for its gauge.  For example, the flow on the Chamberlain Falls run of the North American will usually be lower than the inflow at Clementine, since the run starts many miles upstream from Clementine (side creeks make up the difference).  For runs marked the difference is likely to be radical.  Please consult a good white-water guidebook for information on how to estimate the actual flow on any given run.

Information on the runs listed below was taken from one (or more) of the following sources:

TagTitle and Author
 AllAbout  All About Rivers (on online guide) - Brad Goettemoeller. 
 AWA  American Whitewater
 CRC  Colorado Rivers and Creeks, Second Edition - Gordon Banks and Dave Eckardt. 
 WWW  Western Whitewater - Cassady, Cross and Calhoun. 
 World  World Whitewater - Jim Cassady and Dan Dunlap. 
 Hearsay  Opinions expressed by humble river runners (not guidebook authors). 

Almost all of the runs below have some basic information about the run: the length, the class, and a tag indicating which guidebook the information was taken from (see the above table for a list of tags).  The page numbers (where given) are for the specified edition of the guide. The class ratings listed here never include all the nuances in the guidebook.  Note very carefully that the information supplied here is intended only as an aid to selecting runs which might appeal to you.  Different authors rate runs differently, some runs have significant rapids and hazards not covered by the rating given here, and ratings change with flow.  Also, only a fraction of the information in the guidebooks is presented here.  PLEASE CONSULT AN APPLICABLE GUIDEBOOK before selecting a run to paddle.

Many of the runs listed below have links to web pages that describe the run and associated logistics.  Many also provide interesting photos.  Note: these are third-party web sites, though, and as such Dreamflows cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of the information provided; nor are the opinions expressed necessarily shared by Dreamflows.  Note also that for many runs, the logistical information is taken from a hardcopy book, even though there are one or more links to online pages as well.  This offers the reader multiple sources of run information.

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New Mexico Rivers

Rio Grande - Below Taos Junction Br
Gauge located 2 miles below Rio Pueblo de Taos confluence, 4 miles above Pilar.  Gauge datum is 6050 feet.
Rio Grande - Dunn Bridge to Taos Junction Bridge (14 miles, III+, CRC p178)
Rio Grande - Taos Junction Bridge to Pilar (6.5 miles, II, WWW p202)
Rio Grande - Pilar to Taos County Line (4.8 miles, III+ to IV, CRC p176)

Rio Chama - Below El Vado Dam
Gauge located 1.4 miles below El Vado Dam, 2.7 miles above Rio Nutrias.
Rio Chama - Chama Canyon (31 miles, II to III, CRC p184)  AllAbout

Gila - Near Gila
Gauge located 1.5 miles above Mogollon Cree  Gauge datum is 4655 feet.
Gila River - Wilderness Run (Grapevine to Mogollon Creek) (41 miles, III, WWW p301)  AllAbout

Gila - Near Redrock
Gauge located 5.6 miles above Redrock Canyon, 6 miles above Redrock town.  Gauge datum is 4090 feet.
Gila River - Middle Box (18 miles, III, WWW p301)  AllAbout
Gila River - Lower Box (20 miles, I+, WWW p301)  AllAbout
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This page was last updated Sat, Aug 14, 2010.

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