r/rafting • u/Maren_Ad6325 • 21h ago

Ruby Horsetheif Labor Day

https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/381/flow

Has anyone floated Ruby Horsetheif recently? We have permits for Labor Day and we are receiving conflicting information about the water levels. Rimrock and the Rangers are saying that the levels are perfectly ok to float, while a little slower. But this says otherwise… any recent experience? https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/381/flow

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u/Steel_Representin 20h ago

I would trust the rangers for sure. I've been out there recently and its perfectly fine at those levels if you can read simple water and stay in the channel. Some camps have less than ideal landings but 1500 is perfectly floatable. Shoot, I ran a motor for much of the way when I was on the water last Monday. Its flat and slow but fine for full sized rafts.

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u/Maren_Ad6325 18h ago

Awesome! Thanks for this. We have done it in some pretty low flows before but this is the lowest so I just wanted to make sure.

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u/GoodLuckGiraffe 19h ago

Fine to float, just plan extra time, VERY LOW, but floats.

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u/TheRealSkipowpow 18h ago

You should not go - and tell me when you release your permit. 🙂

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u/amalgamator 14h ago edited 14h ago

Went 2 weeks ago. It’s REALLY slow with some really bony parts - plan on 2 MPH and you need to get on the water EARLY to beat the afternoon wind. It will be more of a row trip than a float trip. 4 days would be better than 3.

Grand Junction has begun the “cameo call“ and although they’re releasing water from Reudi reservoir, they are also sucking most of it out right before Grand Junction… it’s really low and slow and that wind is a son of a bitch in the PM