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LOGISTICS

Launch Date: June 27, 2016

Takeout Date: July 14, 2016

River Miles: 280 miles

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List of Rapids

  • Mile 56.3 - Kwagunt Rapid (4-6)
  • Mile 60.1 - 60 Mile Rapid (4)
  • Mile 61.7 - Little Colorado River Confluence.
  • Mile 65.1 - Carbon Creek
  • Mile 65.9 - Lava Canyon (Chuar) Rapid (2-4)
  • Mile 69.0 - Tanner Rapid (2-4)
  • Mile 69.9 - Basalt Rapid (2) This rapid has a sharp pour-over on the left at low water.
  • Mile 72.9 - Unkar Rapid (4-7)
  • Mile 73.6 - 73.6 Mile Riffle (2) This rapid has some exposed boulders on the left.
  • Mile 75.8 - 75 Mile (Nevills) Rapid (4-7)
  • Mile 77.1 - Hance Rapid (7-8) - Multiple large rocks constrict the channel and form powerful hydraulics.
  • Mile 79.1 - Sockdolager Rapid (5-7) - (Sockdolager is an archaic slang word for knockout blow.)
  • Mile 82.1 - Grapevine Rapid (6-7)
  • Mile 84.1 - 83 Mile Rapid (3-6)
  • Mile 85.3 - Zoroaster Rapid (4-5)
  • Mile 85.8 - 85 Mile Rapid (3)
  • Mile 88.1 - Kaibab Bridge Phantom Ranch boat beach
  • Mile 88.3 - Bright Angel Rapid (3) and Bright Angel Bridge
  • Mile 89.5 - Pipe Creek Rapid (3)
  • Mile 90.8 - Horn Creek Rapid (7-9) - At lower water, forms very large waves and hydraulics and is one of the most difficult rapids in the canyon requiring a right to left downstream pull to miss the rocky right shore.
  • Mile 93.1 - Salt Creek Rapid (3)
  • Mile 93.9 - Granite Rapid (7-8) - One of the more difficult rapids with a strong push of hydraulics to the wall on river right.
  • Mile 95.5 - Hermit Rapid (7-8) - Perhaps the strongest hydraulics and biggest waves in the canyon.
  • Mile 97.1 - Boucher Rapid (4-5)
  • Mile 98.2 - Crystal Rapid (7-10) - Several very large holes followed by a dangerous rock garden at bottom of rapids on river left. Formed in 1966 when a flash flood of Crystal Canyon washed debris into the river.The beginning of a series of rapids called "the gems."
  • Mile 99.7 - Tuna Creek Rapid (5-7)
  • Mile 100.0 - Lower Tuna (Willie's Necktie) Rapid (4)
  • Mile 101.1 - Agate Rapid (3)
  • Mile 101.8 - Sapphire Rapid (6)
  • Mile 102.6 - Turquoise Rapid (2-4)
  • Mile 104.5 - 104 Mile (Emerald) Rapid (5)
  • Mile 105.2 - Ruby Rapid (4-5)
  • Mile 106.5 - Serpentine Rapid (6-7)
  • Mile 108.3 - Beach and trailhead for the South Bass Trail.
  • Mile 108.4 - Bass Rapid (3)
  • Mile 109.3 - Shinumo Rapid (2-3)
  • Mile 109.6 - 109 Mile Rapid (2) This sleeper of a rapid has sharp schist fins on river right.
  • Mile 110.0 - 110 Mile Rapid (2-3)
  • Mile 111.4 - Hakatai Rapid (2-3)
  • Mile 112.8 - Walthenberg Rapid (3-6)
  • Mile 113.6 - 113 Mile Rock (2)
  • Mile 119.3 - 119 Mile Rapid (2)
  • Mile 120.6 - Blacktail Rapid (3)
  • Mile 122.2 - Mile 122 Rapid (4)
  • Mile 123.3 - Forster Rapid (3-6)
  • Mile 125.5 - Fossil Rapid (3-6)
  • Mile 127.5 - 127 Mile Rapid (3)
  • Mile 129.2 - 128 Mile Rapid (4)
  • Mile 129.7 - Specter Rapid (6)
  • Mile 131.1 - Bedrock Rapid (6-8) - The river splits around a very large rock outcropping. Going left of the rock is not recommended.
  • Mile 132.3 - Deubendorff Rapid (5-8) - Has multiple large holes and pourovers on the left and center
  • Mile 134.3 - Tapeats Creek - A large creek entering at river right. A popular hike up Tapeats Creek leads to Thunder River.
  • Mile 134.3 - Tapeats Rapid (4-5)
  • Mile 135.4 - 135 Mile (Helicopter Eddy) Rapid (3)
  • Mile 135.6 - Granite Narrows. This is the narrowest location of the river at 76 feet.
  • Mile 138.4 - Doris Rapid (4)
  • Mile 139.2 - 138.5 Mile Rapid (3)
  • Mile 139.7 - Fishtail Rapid (4)
  • Mile 141.7 - 141 Mile Rapid (2)
  • Mile 144.0 - Kanab Rapid (2-5)
  • Mile 148.4 - Matkatamiba Rapid (2)
  • Mile 150.2 - Upset Rapid (7-8)
  • Mile 154.0 - Sinyala Rapid (1-2)
  • Mile 157.3 - Havasu Canyon is a beautiful turquoise-watered side canyon. Havasu Canyon Rapid (2-4) follows shortly downstream.
  • Mile 165.0 - 164 Mile Rapid (2)
  • Mile 167.0 - National Rapid (2)
  • Mile 168.5 - Fern Glen Rapid (2)
  • Mile 171.9 - Gateway Rapid (3)
  • Mile 179.7 - Lava Falls Rapid (8-10) - Also known as Vulcan Rapid, is perhaps the most difficult, if short, run in the entire canyon.
  • Mile 180.1 - Lower Lava Rapid (3-4)
  • Mile 186.0 - 185 Mile Rapid (2)
  • Mile 187.4 - Whitmore Helipad is where most concessions passengers end their trip by helicopter take-out.
  • Mile 188.3 - Whitmore Rapid (2-3)
  • Mile 205.6 - 205 Mile (Kolb) Rapid (3-6)
  • Mile 209.2 - 209 Mile Rapid (3) This rapid has a large hole in the middle of the rapid.
  • Mile 213.3 - Pumpkin Spring
  • Mile 216.0 - Three Springs Rapid (2)
  • Mile 217.8 - 217 Mile Rapid (4-5)
  • Mile 219.6 - Trail Canyon (Ducky Eater) Rapid (2) Cross-river hydraulics can flip small inflatable kayaks here.
  • Mile 220.7 - Granite Spring Rapid (2)
  • Mile 223.7 - 224 Mile Rapid (3)
  • Mile 225.9 - Take-out. This is the first location downriver from Lee's Ferry where a road reaches the Colorado River. The road is prone to flash flood by Diamond Creek in monsoon season. This is the only takeout for Grand Canyon boating trips above Lake Mead.
  • Mile 225.9 - Diamond Creek Rapid (3-4)
  • Mile 229.3 - Travertine Rapid (2)
  • Mile 231.2 - 231 Mile Rapid (5)
  • Mile 233.9 - 234 Mile Rapid (3-6)
  • Mile 235.3 - Bridge Canyon Rapid (3-5)
  • Mile 236.0 - Gneiss Canyon Rapid (5)
  • Mile 280.5 - Pearce Ferry Take-out is the first low-reservoir take-out point for river trips traveling through the entire Grand Canyon.