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Photo by James Howells |
|
Photo by James Howells |
| River: Virgin River |
| Segment: Upper Gorge--By-the-Pipe rapid |
| Flow: 400 cfs |
| Date: May 2000 |
| Class: III |
| Paddler: Jeanine Howells |
| Description: By-the-Pipe is named for the 3 large culverts under the freeway that drain a normally dry canyon to the north . In the early 1990's a flash flood moved these boulders out of the side canyon and into the river bed. There is good surfing at higher flows, and rocks to bounce off at lower water. Looking east is the Kaibab limestone capping the rim of the canyon. |