WHITEWATER-HUB
River Information Page
River Beta
BLM Rio Chama Wild & Scenic River boating guide (official river brochure)
https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2021-07/chamaBrochure2019_508.pdf
American Whitewater – https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/1220/main
National Rivers Project – Rio Chama wilderness section overview
://southwestpaddler.com/docs/chama.html
PaddleOn Rio Chama river trip route page
https://www.paddleon.net/PaddleOnRoutes?qItem=RioChama2017_Home
New Mexico River Adventures – Rio Chama trip planning overview
https://www.newmexicoriveradventures.com/rio-chama-rama/
River Conditions
Recreation.gov permit page — the clearest source explaining that Chama flows are not guaranteed
https://www.recreation.gov/permits/621743
BLM Rio Chama boating brochure
https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2021-07/chamaBrochure2019_508.pdf
Bureau of Reclamation El Vado operations page
https://www.usbr.gov/uc/albuq/water/SanJuanChama/Reservoirs/elvado_indx.html
Dreamflows Rio Chama graph — very useful for boaters https://www.dreamflows.com/graphs/day.357.php
MountainBuzz thread on El Vado releases
https://www.mountainbuzz.com/threads/rio-chama-el-vado-releases.114425/
River History & Geology
Geologic Guide to the Rio Chama (New Mexico Bureau of Geology)
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/guides/riochama/home.cfml
Rio Chama overview including watershed, headwaters, and river history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Chama
Rio Chama Wild & Scenic River geology description
https://www.rivers.gov/river/rio-chama
New Mexico Geological Society guide to Rio Chama geology
https://www.newmexicoriveradventures.com/geology-of-the-rio-chama-with-dr-kirt-kempter/
Chama Basin geology overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chama_Basin