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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 | |
| -------- | -------------------- | ----------- | ----------- | -------------------- | ----------------- | --- | ----------------- | -------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------- | ----------------- | |
| Sonora | Sonora | Bacoachi | SanJoseGarcía | 220 | 1050m-300m | 3.4m/km (19 fpm) | II | 0 | 1-3 | paved / paved | |||
| -------- | -------------------- | ----------- | ----------- | -------------------- | ----------------- | --- | ----------------- | -------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------- | ----------------- | |
| 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 | |||
| -------- | -------------------- | ----------- | ----------- | -------------------- | ----------------- | --- | ----------------- | -------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------- | ----------------- | |
| 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?) / - | |||
| -------- | -------------------- | ----------- | ----------- | -------------------- | ----------------- | --- | ----------------- | -------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------- | ----------------- | |
| 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 | ||
| -------- | -------------------- | ----------- | -------------------- | ----------------- | --- | ----------------- | -------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------- | ----------------- | ||
| 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?) | |||
| -------- | -------------------- | ----------- | -------------------- | ----------------- | --- | ----------------- | -------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------- | ----------------- | ||
| 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 | |||
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