2-Boat Wrap at Crystal Rapid Poses Hazard
August 8th, 2010
River Runners for Wilderness has learned that a double-boat wrap around notorious Big Red (rock) just below Crystal Rapid in Grand Canyon National Park may remain several days, posing a hazard to other river runners.
The accident apparently occurred Friday when one of two 33-foot motorized pontoons on a Western River Expeditions trip lost engine power in the rapid and floated sideways into the rock island. Sometime later an Outdoors Unlimited 18-foot baggage boat lost control in the rapid and flipped, becoming pinned against the wrapped pontoon boat.
Diamond Creek, Pearce Ferry to South Cove Update
August 28th, 2010
River Runners for Wilderness presents this report of conditions for those river trips traveling below Diamond Creek in Grand Canyon National Park. This update covers the Colorado River from Diamond Creek at river mile 226 to South Cove at river mile 297.
Lake MeadLevel and End of Current
As of August 23, 2010, Lake Mead's water surface stood at approximately 1087 feet above mean sea level, 138 feet below the lake's maximum elevation of 1225 feet.
