Grand Canyon Rapids


There are about 100 significant rapids in the Grand Canyon. The following table is compiled from the Stevens Guide. The "Drop" column is river level drop in feet, and the "Rating" column gives the difficulty of the rapid, sometimes at 4 different flow rates:

Major Rapids
River MileNameDropRating
001.0Paria riffle-1
008.0Badger Creek158,7,6,5
011.0Soap Creek176,5,5,5
013.013 Mile-1
014.0Sheer Wall82
017.0House Rock***109,8,7,7
017.5Redneck-3
020.5North Canyon125
021.021 Mile55
023.0Indian Dick-6,5,5,4
023.523-1/2 Mile-4
024.024 Mile-8,7,6,6
024.524-1/2 Mile96,5,5,4
025.025 Mile87,6,5,5
025.5Cave Springs66,5,5,6
026.5Tiger Wash65,4,4,4
027.0MNA-4,3,1,0
029.029 Mile72
036.036 Mile-4,3,3,3
044.0President Harding44
052.0Nankoweap253
056.0Kwagunt76
060.060 Mile-4
065.5Lava Canyon (Chuar)44,3,4,5
067.5Tanner204
073.0Unkar257,7,6,6
075.5Nevills156
077.0Hance*****3010,9,9,8,+
079.0Sockdolager****198,8,9,9
082.0Grapevine188
083.583 Mile75,4,4,3
084.5Zoroaster58,7,6,5
085.585 Mile-6,4,3,2
088.0Bright Angel-4
090.0Horn Creek*****109,10,8,8
093.0Salt Creek***54
093.5Granite*****179,+
095.0Hermit****-9,8,9,9,+
097.0Boucher135,4,4,3
098.0Crystal*****1710,+
099.0Tuna Creek106
099.5Lower Tuna-4
100.0Nixon Rock-5
100.5Agate-2,2,3,4
101.0Sapphire77
102.0Turquoise26,5,4,3
104.0104 Mile-7,6,6,5
105.0Ruby-6,6,7***
106.0Serpentine118,7,7,6
108.0Bass46,5,4,3
108.5Shinumo84
110.0110 Mile-4,2,1,0
111.0Hakatai84
112.2Waltenberg159,8,7,6
112.5112-1/2 Mile-6,4,2,1
113.0Rancid Tuna-6
119.0119 Mile-4,3,2,1
120.0Blacktail-3
122.0122 Mile-4,4,5,6
123.0Forster-6
125.0Fossil156,7,6,6
126.0Randy's Rock-2
127.0127 Mile-4,4,3,2
128.5128 Mile-5
129.0Specter-8,7,6,5
130.5Bedrock78
132.0Deubendorf159,8,8,7
134.0Tapeats158,7,6,5
134.0134 Mile-6,5,3,3
135.0135 Mile (Helicopter Eddy)-5
138.0137-1/2 (Doris)-5,6,6,7
138.5138-1/2 Mile-4
139.0Fishtail***107,6,6,5
141.0141 Mile-2
143.5Kanab-4,3,3,3
145.0144-1/2 Mile-3
148.0Matkatamiba-2
150.0Upset159,8,8,6
153.5Sinyala-4
157.0Havasu-3
164.5164 Mile-3
167.0National-2
171.5Gateway-3
179.0Lava Falls*****-10
179.5Lower Lava-5
185.0185 Mile-3
188.0Whitmore-3
205.5205 Mile (Kolb)138,7,7,+****
209.0209 Mile-7
212.0Little Bastard-7,5,3,1
217.5217 Mile166,6,7,7,+
220.5Granite Spring-2
224.0224 Mile-2,3,3,4
226.0Diamond Creek254
229.0Travertine-3
231.0231 Mile-7,6,5,4
232.0232 Mile-7,6,5,4
234.0234 Mile-6,5,4,4
235.0Bridge Canyon-6,5,4,3
236.0Gneiss Canyon-6,5,4,3
237.0237 Mile-6,5,4,3


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