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Show 5443 Mendenhall- D 3453 have in mind when you say rapids? A Well, a rapid, as many of us distinguish from riffle, is rough water, more or less dangerous, filled with large rocks, water running down very rapidly and rough. While a riffle is a much milder type; it is water rushing quite rapid-ly, with some riffling over gravel beds, and often shallow, seldom very deep. Q Which carries the higher velocity? A Oh, the rapids, by far. Q Which carries the greater fall? distance, or a given distance? Q Within a given distance. A Yes, within a given distance the rapids are always much greater fall than the riffles. Q When did you first go into the San Juan country? A In the summer of 1893. Q And at what point, Mr. Mendenhall? A We went to Bluff, Utah, first. Q From Lake City? |