Río Jalagua, Honduras (click here for the Honduras table of rivers)

river photo

Class: IV- ; Flow: 150-600 cfs; Average Gradient: 11 m/km; Portages: no; Length: 15 km; Time: 3 hours

Season: June to early November; rafts? no; Highlights: pink gorge; Crux move: catching the water

Put-In: Corquín (883 m); Take-Out: Cucuyagua bridge (720 m)

Description: (click here for general notes about my descriptions)

The Río Jalagua is a small tributary of the Río Higuito that builds volume on its way down. It starts out small, rocky, and open, with vines and wood being prominent hazards. The second hour contains a bouldery canyon with fun drops and eddy-hopping above the

A full description is in the Mayan Whitewater El Salvador, Honduras, & Nicaragua guidebook.

Descent History: I ran this September 2004, with 150 cfs flow at the PI.