10) Diamond Creek to Lake Mead - Listen - Grand Canyon River

10) Diamond Creek to Lake Mead

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Updated by NPS in 2011. Includes Pearce Ferry Rapid and take-out ramp. Updated information to help plan river trip through the "lower end" of the canyon between Diamond Creek and Lake Mead. Noncommercial trips that launch from Diamond Creek and takeout at Lake Mead typically are 2 to 5 days in length. Permits for these whitewater trips are available to the public starting one year in advance and are distributed on a first-come first-served basis. Learn more here: http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/whitewater-rafting.htm

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