Little Colorado - 1 - Below Grand Falls to above Black Falls


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Little Colorado,

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1 - Below Grand Falls to above Black Falls

Usual Difficulty II-III (may vary with level)
Length 16 Miles

Grand Falls at flood


Grand Falls at flood
Photo of Grand Falls

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMERON, AZ
usgs-09402000 200 - 2000 cfs II-III 00h58m 0 cfs (rc= -1.0 )


River Description

"North of Winslow, the river plunges over Grand Falls, a steep escarpment higher than Niagra. When the flow is swollen with spring snow melt or summer monsoons, the spectacle can be impressive...Although the Navajo Nation prohibits boating access below Grand Falls, people have run the river downstream where one bank is privatley owned. The rapids are challenging, but navigable by canoes, kayaks, and small rafts at moderate levels. Seven or eight miles below the falls the river flattens out again. Near the Wupatki take-out, what was once an old dam has filled with snad and become Black Falls. It is unrunnable" Please get permits before boating on the Wupatki National Monument prior to putting on.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2006-03-11 22:12:36

Grand Falls at flood

Detail Trip Report Edit  Grand Falls at flood  Little Colorado, AZ(44.15KB .jpeg)

Upper atomizer falls

Detail Trip Report Edit  Upper atomizer falls  Little Colorado, AZ(28.83KB .jpeg)

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Liitle Colorado gorge

Detail Trip Report Edit  Liitle Colorado gorge  Little Colorado, AZ(72.03KB .jpeg)

Little Colorado

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Grand Falls

Detail Trip Report Edit  Grand Falls  Little Colorado, AZ(59.41KB .jpeg)

Huge water at Grand Falls

Detail Trip Report Edit  Huge water at Grand Falls  Little Colorado, AZ(79.32KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMERON, AZ
usgs-09402000 200 - 2000 cfs II-III 00h58m 0 cfs (rc= -1.0 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 200 cfs extremely Low-barely Low II-III Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.
200 -2000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II-III Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Little Colorado 1 - Below Grand Falls to above Black Falls and related gauges

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Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Little Colorado [AZ] Grand Falls at flood n/a boof or die
7y84d05h43m Little Colorado [AZ] Huge water at Grand Falls n/a boof or die

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