Gateway Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Mohave County, Arizona, in the Arizona/New Mexico Plateau region. It lies about 47.2 miles west of Grand Canyon Village and roughly 69.1 miles southeast of Saint George as the crow flies.
The Arizona/New Mexico Plateau is a high, semi-arid tableland of grassland, sagebrush and pinyon-juniper woodland cut by canyons. Waterfalls occur along canyon streams and are strongest during snowmelt and summer monsoon.
There are 33 recorded rapids in Mohave County. Fern Glen Rapids, is about 3.2 miles away. Hundred and Sixtyfour Mile Rapids, is about 6 miles away. Lava Falls, 13 feet high, is about 6.9 miles away.
Gateway Rapids is located at 36.2352° N, 112.9679° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.