Virgin River--Upper Gorge

Turtle

Photo by James Howells

River: Virgin River
Segment: Upper Gorge--Turtle rapid
Flow: 400 cfs
Date: May 2000
Class: III
Paddler: Jeanine Howells
Description: Turtle rapid from below. Good surf at most levels at the botom of this drop. Like the other rapids in the Gorge, this one was formed by a flash flood depositing debris from a side canyon in the channel.