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A river's gradient or slope is measured in foot drop per mile and provides a rough indication of its speed and level of difficulty. Rivers with gradients of less than 10 feet per mile are ordinarily slow and easy, while rivers with gradient exceeding 30 feet per mile are usually fast, difficult and dangerous.