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State Summary

Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
CO Animas— 1. Silverton to Tacoma (Upper Animas) IV-V 58 cfs   low 11/21 7:15
CO Animas— 2. Tacoma to Rockwood Rail Yard (Rockwood Box) IV-V 58 cfs   low 11/21 7:15
CO Animas— 3. Bakers Box V+ 221 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Animas— 4. Bakers Bridge to Trimble Lane I-II 221 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Animas— 5. Trimble Lane to 32nd Street Park I-II 221 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Animas— 6. 32nd St. Park to Purple Cliffs III 221 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Animas— 7. Purple Cliffs to State line II-III 221 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Anthracite Creek, Ruby Fork— Bridge to Erikson Springs Campground V+ -28 cfs   low 11/21 7:15
CO Arkansas— A. Leadville to Granite I-II 14 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Arkansas— B. Granite to Numbers Launch Site IV-V cfs   10/1 0:00
CO Arkansas— C. Numbers Launch to Railroad Bridge Launch IV cfs   10/1 0:00
CO Arkansas— D. Railroad Bridge Launch to Buena Vista III cfs   10/1 0:00
CO Arkansas— E. Buena Vista to Fisherman's Bridge III cfs   10/1 0:00
CO Arkansas— F. Fisherman's Bridge access to Stone Bridge access III cfs   10/1 0:00
CO Arkansas— G. Stone Bridge to Rincon (Salida Town) II-III cfs   10/1 0:00
CO Arkansas— H. Rincon to Pinnacle Rock II-III cfs   10/1 0:00
CO Arkansas— I. Pinnacle Rock Launch to Parkdale Launch III cfs   10/1 0:00
CO Arkansas— J. Parkdale Launch to Canon City III-IV cfs   10/1 0:00
CO Bear Creek— Idledale to Morrison III-V 2 cfs   low 11/21 5:30
CO Big Thompson— 1. Lake Estes to Drake II-IV+(V+) 7 cfs   low 11/21 7:45
CO Big Thompson— 2. Drake to Canyon Mouth III-IV 4 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Blue— 1. Blue River Camp Ground to FR 2400 III-IV 107 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Blue— 2. Green Mountain Reservoir to Spring Creek Road III 247 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Boulder Creek— 1. Gun Shy to Jasper Creek V 6.10   low 11/21 7:15
CO Boulder Creek— 2. Mile Marker 32 to the Blue Bridge IV-V(V+) 6 cfs   low 11/21 7:15
CO Boulder Creek— 3. Blue Bridge to Eben G Fine Park IV 6.10   low 11/21 7:15
CO Boulder Creek— 4. Eben G Fine Park to CU Greenhouse II-III 6 cfs   low 11/21 7:15
CO Boulder Creek, North— Switzerland Park to Boulder Falls V+
CO Boulder Creek, South— 1. Rollinsville to Pinecliffe IV
CO Boulder Creek, South— 2. Pinecliffe to Gross Mountain Reservoir V+
CO Boulder Creek, South— 3. Gross Mountain Res to Eldorado State Park IV(V+) cfs  
CO Boulder Creek, South— 4. Eldorado Canyon V+
CO Buzzard Creek— 64.30 Rd to Collbran IV 31 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 1. Long Draw Reservoir to Big South Campground V+
CO Cache La Poudre— 2. Big South Campground to Tunnel Picnic Ground V
CO Cache La Poudre— 3. Home Moraine to Indian Meadows Bridge III-IV
CO Cache La Poudre— 4. Indian Meadows Bridge to Narrows Picnic Ground III-IV
CO Cache La Poudre— 5. Narrows Picninc Ground to Steven's Gulch Access IV-V+ 11/21 9:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 6. Steven's Gulch Access to Mishawaka Inn III-IV 11/21 9:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 7. Mishiwaka Inn to Poudre Park Picnic Ground III 11/21 9:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 8. Poudre Park Picnic Gound to below Pine View Falls IV 11/21 9:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 9a. just below Pineview Falls to Mile Marker 114.7 III-IV 3.46   low 11/21 9:00
CO Cache La Poudre— 9b. below Filter Plant to Picnic Rock Access II-III 2.70   low 11/21 7:30
CO Cache La Poudre, N. Fork— 1. Cherokee Park Rd (near Trails End) to Halligan Res. (upper) IV-V
CO Cache La Poudre, N. Fork— 2. Livermore Bridge to Main Stem (lower) II-III 13 cfs   11/21 7:00
CO Cache La Poudre, South Fork— Fish Creek Trailhead to Main fork IV-V
CO Canyon Creek— to Animas River V+
CO Castle Creek / Roaring Fork— Aspen Music School to Slaughterhouse Bridge IV+
CO Cebolla— Hwy 149 to Blue Mesa Reservoir II
CO Cimarron— 1. Big Cimarron Campground to Cimarron Rd. bridge V+ 16 cfs   low 11/21 7:15
CO Cimarron— 2. Cimarron to Gunnison River V 16 cfs   low 11/21 7:15
CO Clear Creek— 1. Loveland Ski Area to Silverplume IV(V+)
CO Clear Creek— 2. Silverplume to Georgetown V+ 12 cfs   11/21 7:00
CO Clear Creek— 3. Lawson to Idaho Springs III-IV 35 cfs   11/21 7:30
CO Clear Creek— 4. Kermit's to Green bay rock IV
CO Clear Creek— 5. Green Bay Rock (mile 262.9) to Rigor Mortis (mile 267.2) IV-V(V+) 54 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Clear Creek— 6. Rigor Mortis (mile 267.2) to Golden IV 54 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Clear Creek (of the Arkansas)— 1st Gorge to 3rd Gorge V
CO Clear Creek, West Fork— Coors Falls to Gunshot V 17 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Colorado— 01. Hot Sulphur Springs to Hwy 40 bridge IV cfs   11/20 23:00
CO Colorado— 02. Gore Canyon IV-V 541 cfs   med 11/21 6:15
CO Colorado— 03. Pumphouse campground to Rancho Del Rio III 541 cfs   low 11/21 6:15
CO Colorado— 04. State Bridge to Burns II(III) 541 cfs   med 11/21 6:15
CO Colorado— 05. Burns to Dotsero II(III) 909 cfs   med 11/21 7:00
CO Colorado— 06. Hanging Lake Exit 125 (I-70) to Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 (I-70) IV-V(V+) 909 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Colorado— 07. Shoshone Power Plant, Exit 123 (I-70) to Grizzly Creek, Exit 121 (I-70) III-IV 909 cfs   med 11/21 7:00
CO Colorado— 08. Grizzly Creek to Two Rivers Park II+(III) 909 cfs   med 11/21 7:00
CO Colorado— 12. Cameo Dam III 1,900 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Colorado— 15. Loma launch to Westwater launch II 3,610 cfs   med 11/21 7:45
CO Conejos— Platoro Reservoir to South Fork Conejos II-IV
CO Cross Creek— Cross Creek V+ ft   11/21 5:00
CO Crystal— 0. Crystal Mill Falls to Crystal Gorge III-IV(V) 63 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Crystal— 1. road to Crystal to Beaver Lake V+ 63 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Crystal— 2. Marble to Redstone III-IV 63 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Crystal— 3. Redstone to Penny Hot Springs V+ 63 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Crystal— 4. Penny Hot Springs to Avalanche Creek IV-V 63 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Crystal— 5. Avalanche Creek to B.R.B. Campground III 63 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Crystal, North Fork— to scree slope V+
CO Crystal, South Fork— Schofield Pass to Crystal V+ 0.70 ft   low 11/21 7:00
CO Daisy Creek— 40' Waterfall to confluence with Slate River V cfs   0/0 0:00
CO Dolores— 1. Rico to McPhee Reservoir II-III 12 cfs   11/21 7:45
CO Dolores— 2. Bradfield Launch (McPhee Reservoir) to Dove Creek Pump Station II-III(IV) 44 cfs   low 11/21 6:30
CO Dolores— 3. Dove Creek Pump Station to Slickrock II-III+(IV) 44 cfs   low 11/21 6:30
CO Dolores— 4. Slickrock to Bedrock II+(III) 44 cfs   low 11/21 6:30
CO Dolores— 5. Bedrock to Gateway II+ 164 cfs   low 11/21 7:45
CO Dolores— 6. Gateway to Colorado River (UT) II+(IV) 164 cfs   low 11/21 7:45
CO Eagle— 1. Camp Hale to Red Cliff IV(V) cfs   11/21 7:00
CO Eagle— 2. Gilman Gorge IV-V(V+) cfs   11/21 5:00
CO Eagle— 3. Dowd Chute IV cfs   11/21 7:00
CO Eagle— 4. Upper Eagle III 595 cfs   low 4/27 13:15
CO Eagle— 5. Lower Eagle II-III 248 cfs   low 11/21 6:00
CO East— Gothic Bridge to above Stupid Falls IV 62 cfs   low 11/21 7:15
CO Elk— 1. Box Canyon V
CO Elk— 2. Box Canyon Campground to Glen Eden Bridge III cfs   5/17 4:00
CO Elk— 3. Two miles above Mad Creek to Mad Creek I-II cfs   11/21 6:15
CO Escalante Creek— Escalante Forks to Captain Smith's Cabin IV-V(V+)
CO Fish Creek— 1. Fish Creek Falls to Diversion Dam V 40 cfs   low 11/21 6:45
CO Fish Creek— 2. Diversion Dam to Safeway IV-V 40 cfs   low 11/21 6:45
CO Fraser— Tabernash to Granby III-IV cfs   11/21 4:45
CO Fryingpan— 1. Upper IV-V 11/21 7:15
CO Fryingpan— 2. Taylor Creek to Basalt IV 75 cfs   11/21 7:15
CO Gore Creek— 1. Upper Upper Gore Creek IV-V 16 cfs   low 11/21 4:00
CO Gore Creek— 2. East Vail Exit (I-70) to Eagle River III-IV 16 cfs   low 11/21 4:00
CO Grape Creek— Bear Gulch to Canon City IV+
CO Green— 1- Lodore to Echo Park II-IV 851 cfs   med 11/21 4:30
CO Green— 2- Echo Park to Split Mountain (UT) II-IV 1,930 cfs   med 11/21 7:30
CO Grizzly Creek— 1 mile up trail to Grizzly Creek Rest Area IV-V
CO Gunnison— 1. Almont to Blue Mesa Reservoir II 282 cfs   11/21 7:15
CO Gunnison— 2. Crystal Dam to Chukar Trail (Black Canyon) IV-V 655 cfs   med 11/21 7:45
CO Gunnison— 3. Chukar to N. Fork (Gunnison Gorge) III 655 cfs   med 11/21 7:45
CO Gunnison, North Fork— Paonia Reservoir to below Somerset III 133 cfs   low 11/21 7:15
CO Henson Creek— Above Nellie Creek to half a mile from Lake City IV-V
CO Hermosa Creek— Hermosa Park 16 mi to Dutch Creek, 8 mi to US 550 IV-V
CO Homestake Creek— 1/4 mile above confluence with Eagle River V cfs   11/21 4:00
CO Jasper Creek— Class II to Boulder Creek V+
CO Joe Wright Creek— County Rd. 103 bridge to Big South Campground V
CO Kannah Creek— Kannah Creek Trailhead to Girl Scout Camp Bridge V 11/21 9:00
CO Kannah Creek— Rte. 50 to Rte. 141 (Gunnison River) III 11/21 9:00
CO Lake Creek— Graham Gulch to 1/4 mi east of Monitor Gulch V+
CO Lake Fork Gunnison— Lake City Town Run III 82 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Lake Fork Gunnison— Redbridge: BLM campground below Gateview to Blue Mesa Reservoir IV-V 82 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Lake Fork Gunnison, Upper— above Sherman V+
CO Left Hand Creek— Intersection of 81rd and 94rd to Buckingham Park IV
CO Lime Creek— 1st Gorge V+
CO Lime Creek— 2nd Gorge V+
CO Mineral Creek, South— Above South Mineral Camp Ground V+
CO Navajo— Lower 25 miles to San Juan confluence I-II
CO Needle Creek— Hike and Huck V
CO North Fork of Slate— North Fork of Slate Drop V+ cfs   0/0 0:00
CO North Poudre Canal— CR 80 to Park Creek Res. III-IV ft  
CO Oh Be Joyful Creek— Ankle Breaker to Beaver Ponds V cfs   0/0 0:00
CO Piedra— 1. Upper Piedra Campground to 1st Fork Bridge II-IV 83 cfs   low 11/21 7:15
CO Piedra— 2. 1st Fork Bridge to Lower Piedra Campgound III-V 1 cfs   low 11/21 7:15  
CO Piedra— 3. Lower Piedra Campground to Navajo Reservation II-III
CO Piney— Piney Crossing to State Bridge V+ cfs   11/21 6:45
CO Plateau Creek— Hwy 65 to I-70 III-IV
CO Purgatoire— US 350 to Highway 109 I-V 18 cfs   11/20 15:15
CO Rio Blanco— Highway 84 to San Juan River II-III
CO Rio Grande— Rio Grande Reservoir to 12 miles above Creede III-IV
CO Rio Grande— Wagon Wheel Gap to South Fork II 193 cfs   11/3 13:00
CO Roaring Fork— 1. Weller Lake to Difficult Campground V+ 16 cfs   11/21 7:45
CO Roaring Fork— 2. Aspen to Upper Woody Creek Bridge IV-V 11/21 7:30
CO Roaring Fork— 3. Upper Woody Creek Bridge to Lower Woody Creek Bridge III 31 cfs   11/21 7:30
CO Roaring Fork— 4. Lower Woody Creek Bridge to Rte. 82 Bridge III 31 cfs   11/21 7:30
CO Roaring Fork— 5. Black Bridge to Veltus Park (Cemetery) II+(III) 603 cfs   med 11/21 7:45
CO Roaring Fork/fryingpan— Seven Castles to Basalt 7-11 III+ 75 cfs   11/21 7:15
CO Rock Creek— Shoe & Stocking Creek Trailhead to Bridge below Quarry V+ 0 cfs   low 11/21 7:45
CO Saint Vrain Creek, North— 1. Peak to Peak Hwy to Buttonrock Preserve V+
CO Saint Vrain Creek, North— 2. Buttonrock Preserve to CR 80 IV(V)
CO Saint Vrain Creek, North— 3. CR 80 to Lyons III
CO Saint Vrain Creek, South— 1. Ceran St. Vrain Trailhead to Confluence V+
CO Saint Vrain Creek, South— 2. Confluence to 1 in 5 Rapid V+
CO San Juan— Mesa Canyon II-III 80 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO San Juan— Pagosa Springs Town Run II-III 80 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO San Juan, East Fork— East Fork to 160 Bridge III-IV cfs   12/22 4:30
CO San Juan, West Fork— West Fork of San Juan IV-V
CO San Miguel— BB 36 Rd. to Green Truss Bridge III 59 cfs   low 11/21 7:05
CO San Miguel— Norwood Bridge to Green Truss Bridge III 59 cfs   low 11/21 7:05
CO San Miguel— Silverpick Rd. to Fall Creek Rd. III 59 cfs   low 11/21 7:05
CO Slate— Beaver Ponds to Oh Be Joyful Campground V cfs   0/0 0:00
CO South Platte— 1. Eleven Mile Reservoir to Lake George III-V(V+) cfs   11/21 6:45
CO South Platte— 2. Lake George to Cheesman Reservoir (Wildcat Canyon) V+ cfs   11/21 6:45
CO South Platte— 3. Cheeseman Reservoir to Deckers IV
CO South Platte— 4. Deckers to confluence with North Fork I-III
CO South Platte— 5. Confluence to Strontia Springs Reservoir III-IV 101 cfs   low 11/21 4:15
CO South Platte— 6. near Union Avenue III
CO South Platte— 7. Confluence of Cherry Creek and South Platte (near Speer Blvd) II-III 107 cfs   low 11/21 4:00
CO South Platte— 8. Brighton City Park to Fort Lupton I-II 107 cfs   11/21 4:00
CO South Platte, North Fork— 1. Bailey to Pine IV-V
CO South Platte, North Fork— 2. Buffalo Creek to South Platte III-IV
CO Sweetwater Creek— Pine Valley Ranch to Anderson Camp III-IV
CO Taylor— Taylor Park Reservoir to Almont II-IV 142 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Tenmile Creek— Near Copper Mountain Ski Area to Dillon Reservoir III-V cfs   11/21 7:00
CO Treasure Creek— Treasure Canyon V
CO Uncompahgre River— Ouray to KOA campground III-V+ 30 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Uncompahgre River— Rollins park to Ridgway Reservoir II-III 56.00   low 11/21 7:00
CO Uncompahgre River— Uncompahgre Gorge IV-V(V+)
CO Vallecito Creek— 1 mile above Vallecito Campground V+ 28 cfs   high 11/21 7:45
CO White— North-South Fork confluence to Green River I-II 432 cfs   med 11/21 7:45
CO White, North Fork— Mirror Lake to South Fork III
CO White, South Fork— National Forest Campground to North Fork III-IV
CO Williams Fork— Horseshoe Campground to Williams Fork Reservoir II-IV 49 cfs   11/6 13:15
CO Willow Creek— National Forest Campground to Reservoir II
CO Wolf Creek— Downstream from Highway 160 Bridge IV+
CO Woods Creek— Reservoir to Confluence with West Fork Clear Creek V 17 cfs   low 11/21 7:00
CO Yampa— 1. Yampa river park to 12th street (Steamboat) III 139 cfs   11/21 4:15
CO Yampa— 2. 85 rd to Deer Lodge Park Rd IV(V) 444 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Yampa— 3. Deerlodge Park to Split Mountain Campground II-III(IV) 444 cfs   low 11/21 7:30
CO Yule Creek— "Headwaters Run" V
CO Yule Creek— Bible Camp to Crystal River V+