Rivers of the Copper Canyon Region

The following are the sections of river to be covered in the guidebook. Note that some of the river sections end at confluences with larger rivers and may not be accessible there. In those cases, you must paddle out on the larger river. When ending on reservoirs, the elevation is given for the riverbed (for gradient calculation purposes).

68 river stretches; 4498 km total
17 beginner (I-II)
37 intermediate (III-IV)
14 expert (V)
BASIN RIVER NAME Slides1 Slides2 START END KM ELEVATION AVG GRADIENT CLASS #PTGS #Days SHUTTLE TYPE
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Sonora Sonora Bacoachi SanJoseGarcía 220 1050m-300m 3.4m/km (19 fpm) II 0 1-3 paved / paved
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Yaqui1 Papagochi(Valle) PresaAGonzalez Temosachic 80 2040m-1860m 2.3m/km (12fpm) II 0 2-3 paved / paved
Yaqui2 Papagochic(Cañon) 2006 Temosachic La Junta 57 1860m-1670m 3.3m/km (16fpm) III 0 2 paved / dirt
Yaqui3 Sirupa(Main) 2001 La Junta PuenteHuapoca 91 1670m-1350m 3.5m/km (17fpm) III-IV 0 3 dirt / dirt
Yaqui4 Sirupa(B.Guaynopa) 2001 PuenteHuapoca RioTutuaca 75 1350m-840m 6.4m/km (34fpm) IV (V) 2-6 3 dirt / -
Yaqui5 Aros(Upper) 2001 El Cable Nátora 76 840m-640m 3.0m/km (17fpm) III 0 2 dirt / paved
Yaqui6 Aros(Main) 2010a 2010b Nátora Sahuaripa 164 640m-305m 2.0m/km (11fpm) III 0 3-5 dirt / -
Yaqui7 Yaqui7(lower) PresaNovillo PresaOviachic 180 220m-90m 0.8m/km (5 fpm) I-II 0 3-6 paved / dirt
Yaqui Tomochic 2001 Tomochic La Junta 70 1910m-1670m 3.4m/km (17fpm) III 0 2 paved / dirt
Yaqui Tutuaca 2006 Tutuaca RioAros 144 1850m-840m 6.9m/km (35fpm) III-IV 0-2 4-5 dirt / -
Yaqui Yepachi 2010 A.Hornitos R.Mulatos 37 1360m-1080m 11m/km (57fpm) IV(V) 18 1 paved / [dirt(4WD)]
Yaqui Mulatos1(Upper) Highway16 Mulatos 43 1200m-970m 6.7m/km (37fpm) IV(V) 1-3 1 paved / -
Yaqui Mulatos2(Main) 2010 Mulatos RioAros 61 970m-670m 3.9m/km (22fpm) III-IV 0 2 dirt / paved
Yaqui Bavispe1 TresRios Bacerac 95 1380m-1010m 3.9m/km (20fpm) III ?(0) 3 dirt / dirt
Yaqui Bavispe2 Bacerac PresaAngostura 143 1010m-710m 2.1m/km (11fpm) II 0 3-5 dirt / dirt
Yaqui Bavispe3 PresaAngostura RioAros 143 710m-420m 2.0m/km (11fpm) I-II 0(?) 3-5 dirt / -
Yaqui Sahuaripa 2010 Sahuaripa RioYaqui 27 430m-305m 6.9m/km (37fpm) I-II 0 2 dirt / dirt
Yaqui Chico(Nuri) Curea RioYaqui 72 420m-120m 4.1m/km (21fpm) ?(II) 0 2 dirt / dirt
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Mayo1 Basaseachi Cas.Basaseachic Candameña 13 1600m-890m 54m/km (270fpm) V ?(many) 3 dirt(hike) / dirt
Mayo2 Candameña Candameña R.Concheño 25 890m-610m 11m/km (60fpm) IV ?(2) 2 paved / dirt
Mayo3 Mayo(Main) PuenteMoris Mexiquillo 155 610m-150m 3.0m/km (15fpm) II-III 0 4-6 dirt / paddle/dirt
Mayo Concheño1 LaBatería Moris 27 1270m-770m 17m/km (90fpm) V ?(some) 4-6 paved / dirt
Mayo Concheño2 Moris R.Candameña 20 770m-610m 8.0m/km (40fpm) III-IV 1-2 4-6 paved / dirt
Mayo Babanori Bermudez RioMayo 45 1550m-390m 8.0m/km (40fpm) V 2 2 dirt(4WD?) / -
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Fuerte1 Turuachi 2005 Turuachi RioVerde 67 2080m-1420m 10m/km (55fpm) IV-V 5-10 3-5 paved / -
Fuerte2 Verde(B.Sinforosa) 2005 Verde/Turuachi Guerachi 73 1420m-610m 11m/km (58fpm) IV 1-3 3-6 - / dirt
Fuerte3 Guerachi 2005 Guerachi SanMiguel 53 610m-390m 4.2m/km (22fpm) III-IV 0 1-2 dirt / dirt
Fuerte4 SanMiguel 2005 SanMiguel Tubares 82 390m-250m 1.7m/km (9fpm) II 0 1-2 dirt / dirt
Fuerte5 Fuerte(Lower) PresaMglHidalgo DiversionDam 60 80m - 40m 0.7m/km (4fpm) I 0 1-2 dirt / paved
Fuerte Verde Highway24 RioTuruachi 55 2320m-1420m 16m/km (84fpm) V ?many 4-6 paved / -
Fuerte LosLoera 2008 Nabogame RioGuerachi 66 1980m-690m 20m/km (105fpm) V ~25 5-8 dirt-trail /[dirt(4WD)]
Fuerte Batopilas1(VV) Tónachi Puente 50 1510m-920m 12m/km (62fpm) V ?many 3-4 dirt / dirt
Fuerte Batopilas2(LaBufa) 2001 Puente LaBufa Yerbabuena 10 920m-680m 27m/km (140fpm) V 1-6 1 dirt / dirt
Fuerte Batopilas3(Main) 2005 Yerbabuena Batopilas 24 680m-500m 7.8m/km (41fpm) III 0 3 dirt / - [dirt(4WD)]
Fuerte Batopilas4(lower) 2005 Batopilas RioFuerte 32 570m-360m 4.7m/km (25fpm) III 0-1 3 dirt / - [dirt(4WD)]
Fuerte Urique1(Gates) 2002 Norogachi PuenteUmirá 77 2230m-1650m 7.5m/km (40fpm) IV 0-3 2-4 dirt / paved
Fuerte Urique2(B.Cobre1) 2001 PuenteUmirá Tejabán 20 1650m-1240m 12m/km (66fpm) V ~20 5-8 paved / dirt
Fuerte Urique3(B.Cobre2) 2010a 2010b Tejabán Urique 67 1240m-310m 5.2m/km (27fpm) IV+ 0 1-3 dirt/ - [dirt(4WD)]
Fuerte Urique4(Lower) 2001 Urique RioFuerte 46 550m-310m 5.2m/km (27fpm) III 0 1-3 dirt/ - [dirt(4WD)]
Fuerte Chínipas1(Oteros1) 2010 nearCreel Pitorreal 19 2220m-950m 10m/km (58fpm) III-IV 8 1 dirt / -
Fuerte Chínipas2(Oteros2) Pitorreal RioCharuyvo 40 2030m-950m 27m/km (148fpm) V ?(25) 5? dirt / -
Fuerte Chinipas3(Main) 2006 Oteros/Huevachic Chinipas 97 950m-420m 5.5m/km (29fpm) IV(V) 0-3 2-4 - / dirt
Fuerte Chinipas4(Lower) 2006 Chinipas PaloDulce 65 420m-200m 3.4m/km (16fpm) III-IV 0 1-3 dirt / train
Fuerte Huevachic 2006 Huevachic RioOteros 40 2050m-950m 28m/km (150fpm) V-VI >20 5-6 dirt / -
Fuerte Maguarichi 2008 Maguarichic RioOteros 13 1300m-950m 27m/km (140fpm) V 0-3 2 dirt / -
Fuerte Septentrion 2006 Témoris PaloDulce 39 1000m-200m 21m/km (110fpm) V ~8 3-4 train / train
Fuerte Choix1 2006 Batamapa SanPanteón 34 850m-380m 14m/km (73fpm) IV+ 2 1-2 dirt(4WD)
Fuerte Choix2 2006 SanPanteón Choix 36 380m-190m 5.3m/km (28fpm) III-IV 0 3-4 dirt
Fuerte Choix3 2006 Choix RioFuerte 26 190m-140m 1.9m/km (12fpm) I-II 0 3-4 dirt / train
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Sinaloa1 Mohinora Ventanas LaCienega 76 2150m-660m 20m/km (105fpm) V-VI ?(many) 6 dirt4WD / dirt4WD
Sinaloa2 Sinaloa(Middle) LaCienega Tecusiapa 48 660m-520m 2.9m/km (15fpm) III 0 2 dirt4WD / dirt
Sinaloa3 Sinaloa(Main) Tecusiapa PresaBacurato 152 520m-250m 1.8m/km (10fpm) II 0 3-5 dirt / lake(paved)
Sinaloa Basonopita nearGpe&Calvo RioSinaloa 36 900m-620m 7.8m/km (40fpm) ?(III) ?(0) 2 dirt / dirt
Sinaloa Yecorato Yecorato PresaAgúlar 28 370m-280m 3.9m/km (20fpm) ?(III) ?(0) 1 dirt / dirt(4WD?)
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Conchos1 Conchos1 below Gumizachi Tehuerichi 57 2100m-1960m 2.6m/km (14 fpm) II 0 1-2 paved / dirt
Conchos2 Conchos2 2001 Tehuerichi PuenteBaqueachi 44 1960m-1780m 4.1m/km (22 fpm) III-IV 0-1 1-2 paved / dirt
Conchos3 Conchos3 2001 PuenteBaqueachi PuenteAguaCal 39 1780m-1600m 4.7m/km (24fpm) III-IV 0-1 1-2 - / dirt
Conchos4 Conchos4 2001 PuenteAguaCal. PuenteLaborcita 94 1600m-1420m 2.3m/km (12fpm) III 0-1 2-3 dirt / -
Conchos5 Conchos5 above PuenteLaborcita PresaBoquilla 101 1420m-1315m 0.9m/km (5fpm) I-II 0 2 - / paved
Conchos6 Conchos6 Julimes PresaLuisLeon 85 11105m-1020m 1.0m/km (5fpm) I-II 0 2 - / paved
Conchos7 Conchos7 PresaLuisLeon Ojinaga 101 990m-850m 1.3m/km (7fpm) I-II(V) 0-1 2 - / paved
Conchos AguaCaliente 2008 nearCarichi RioConchos 38 2010m-1830m 4.7m/km (25fpm) II-III 1-4 1-2 dirt / -
Conchos Nonoava LaNopalera RioConchos 71 1950m-1610m 4.5m/km (24fpm) III-IV 0(?) 2 dirt / -[dirt(43kNnva)]
Conchos Balleza1 2001 SFRemedios Highway24 42 1980m-1740m 5.7m/km (30fpm) III 0 1-2 dirt / paved
Conchos Balleza2 above Highway24 Balleza 41 1740m-1560m 4.4m/km (23fpm) II 1 1 paved / paved
Conchos Balleza3 above Balleza RioConchos 64 1560m-1430m 2.0m/km (11fpm) II 0 2 paved / dirt
Conchos San Pedro1 Hwy 24 PresaMadero 56 1360m-920m 2.3m/km (12fpm) II 0 2-3 dirt / paved
Conchos San Pedro2 SF Borja Hwy 24 71 1650m-1360m 3.3m/km (16fpm) II-III(?) 0 2-3 dirt / dirt