🌊 Rio Grande · Class V

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Flow now

No live gauge for this run

Site data as of Nov 5, 2026, 6:04 AM MT.

Status

No gauge
Off season (commercial)

Runnable range: no range on file

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	Rio Grande
Section	03. Chiflo Campground to Little Arsenic Trail
Class	V
Nearest town	Chiflo Trail Put-in, New Mexico
Take-out	36.66573, -105.68069 Little Arsenic Trail Take-out
Length	7.8 mi · 12.55 km American Whitewater published miles; kilometres are that length converted
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): Chiflo Trail Put-in Class is the source's published rating, not a live hazard call.
More info	American Whitewater river page

Named rapids

Powerline Rapid Class IV+ 1.5 mi
Long Rapid Class V 2.5 mi
Pleasure Plunge Class IV+ 3.5 mi
The Great Calm Class I 4 mi
Boulder Fan Rapid Class V 4.5 mi
Freight Train Class IV+ 4.8 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.

Outfitters on this stretch with open guide jobs: River & Trail Outfitters.

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 Chiflo Trail 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 Chiflo Trail 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 — Chiflo Trail Put-in, NM
Search results, not a specific listing.
Apartments.com search — Chiflo Trail Put-in, NM
Search results, not a specific listing.
Craigslist apartments search — Chiflo Trail Put-in
Search results. The nearest Craigslist site may cover a wider area than this town.
Facebook Marketplace search — Chiflo Trail Put-in room for rent
Opens a public search. Marketplace needs a Facebook login.
Facebook group search — Chiflo Trail Put-in seasonal housing
Search for groups. We don't link a group unless we've confirmed that exact URL.
CoolWorks search — Chiflo Trail Put-in
Seasonal jobs board. Some posts mention housing; read the employer page.

Communities

r/whitewater
General whitewater subreddit. Guides swap housing tips in season.

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🛶 Raft guide jobs near here

White Water Raft Guide · River & Trail Outfitters, Harpers Ferry WV

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