RAPIDS

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ALAKNANDA BEAS RIVER BHAGIRATHI BRAHMPUTRA GANGA RIVER INDUS RIVER KALI GANGA TEESTA RIVER SPITI RIVER ZANSKAR

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ASSAM DEOPRAYAG KULLU KUMAON LADAKH MANALI RISHIKESH RUDRAPRAYAG SIKKIM

As with trekking, mountaineering and other adventurous sports, river rafting too has been classified and graded in terms of degrees of difficulty. The degree of difficulty would depend on the river gradient and its rapids.

The following are the grades of rafting:
Grade I	Small moving water, which is very easy to negotiate.
Grade II	moving water with occasional rocks.Moderately difficult.
Grade III	moving water with rocks. high irregular waves, narrow passages, action required.
Grade IV	Large falls but not continuous. very difficult, powerful waves
Grade V	long continuous unbroken stretches of rapids. extremely difficult, long violent & highly congested.
Grade VI	The hardest grade with ultimate risk to life. It is also called the Suicidal grade.

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EQUIPMENT REQUIRED DISTANCES EVENT CALANDER GRADING OF RAPIDS

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RAFTING AGENCIES TOURS & TRAVELS