notes on 3k/10k levels
two trips,years apart,that ran state-line as part of multiday trips---4 mi down from gateway bridge,theres Diversion dam rapid(3k we scouted left--road,ran left;10k,mostly washed);ran everything else,as boat "scouts";stateline is a mandatory scout right(left tells you squat---the run is only right thru "must make" moves----the left side is death----river is wide but not deep;very bad swims could easily exceed a mile long thru shallow boulder fields/wrap rocks/logjams(3k we scouted for a knee knockin hour(dehydated,i put up my IK,and swamped(we got)for a 16'pro bucket),and ran it ugly,but good,with no selfbailers!!!;10k,it was too much for an exhausted crew that had run from snaggle tooth to here,being rained on constantly(which made for the record rising levels),bad soupy camps,etc.,for 2 weeks already---decided to portage,cataraft ,bucket,and selfbailer!!!).if you go on,i believe the moab blm(?) wants you to have a permit to the colorado river at dewey bridge.educate your self on whats private/public land along that river,due to the growth of gateway.beyond stateline, is a new(within last 10 yrs approx) rock fall rapid,of sizeable notice(scout?)---but that occured after my runs,so i cant give you any good advice,except have fun, but take stateline seriously,so your trip doesnt go bad at the end.i believe 1000-1500,was the low end for small rafts.