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🌊 Dolores · Class II+Is Paradox and Mesa Canyon running?
Site data as of Nov 5, 2026, 6:04 AM MT.
Off season (commercial)
No live USGS gauge for this run. American Whitewater →
No 7-day series available for this gauge right now.
| Status | No gauge Off season (commercial) |
|---|---|
| River | Dolores |
| Section | 06. Bedrock to Gateway |
| Class | II+ |
| Nearest town | Bedrock Put In, Colorado |
| Take-out | 38.68079, -108.98083 Gateway Take Out |
| Length | 45 mi · 72.42 km American Whitewater published miles; kilometres are that length converted |
| Difficulty | IIplus |
| Runnable range | No range on file. We only show a runnable range when a published source sets one for this gauge. |
| Commercial season | Not published (typical outfitter season) Off season (commercial) |
| Gauge | No live gauge |
| Note | Put-in from American Whitewater (aw_access_putin_named): Bedrock Put In Class is the source's published rating, not a live hazard call. |
| More info | American Whitewater river page |
Named rapids
- Paradox Canyon Rapid Class II+ 6.51 mi
- Lost Oar Rapid Class III 7.52 mi
- Trap Rapid Class III 10.04 mi
- Red Canyon Rapid Class II 14.63 mi
- Peregrine Rapid Class III- 33.06 mi
- Maverick Canyon Rapid Class II 34.07 mi
- Salt Canyon Rapid Class II+ 34.46 mi
- Bullwood Rapid Class II+ 37.49 mi
- Cave Canyon Rapid Class III- 40.62 mi
- Larsen Rapid Class II+ 41.3 mi
Names and classes are copied from the cited source for this run. They are not a live hazard rating.
Flows are informational, not a safety call. Gauge readings can be delayed, provisional, or wrong, and a gauge may be miles from the run. Rivers change fast. Check with a local outfitter or the managing agency (BLM, USFS, NPS, dam operator) before you go.
📅 Planning a trip or a season here
Commercial season months are not on file for this run.
Gauges often go quiet off season (ice or seasonal shutdown). This page updates daily, so readings come back on their own once the gauge reports again.
The blue line is the published reach geometry. The second dot is the take-out. Neither is a flow measurement.
Housing around Bedrock Put In
What seasonal workers usually pay, where to look, and public communities. Estimates are labeled. Nothing here is a listing we verified, and employee housing on a job post is separate from renting on your own.
What to expect to pay
We don't have a sourced rent range for Bedrock Put In yet. Resort towns usually cost more than the nearest city once the season starts, and a room in a shared house is the usual seasonal setup. Use the searches below, ask in a local group, and don't send a deposit until you have a name, a written lease, and a way to see the place.
No dollar figure here is on purpose. We'd rather leave it blank than invent one.
Places to search
- Zillow rentals search — Bedrock Put In, COSearch results, not a specific listing.
- Apartments.com search — Bedrock Put In, COSearch results, not a specific listing.
- Craigslist apartments search — Bedrock Put InSearch results. The nearest Craigslist site may cover a wider area than this town.
- Facebook Marketplace search — Bedrock Put In room for rentOpens a public search. Marketplace needs a Facebook login.
- Facebook group search — Bedrock Put In seasonal housingSearch for groups. We don't link a group unless we've confirmed that exact URL.
- CoolWorks search — Bedrock Put InSeasonal jobs board. Some posts mention housing; read the employer page.
Communities
- r/whitewaterGeneral whitewater subreddit. Guides swap housing tips in season.
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