Cache La Poudre, |
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| Name | Range | Updated | Level |
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| CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT FORT COLLINS, CO | 300 - 2500 cfs | 01h20m | 54 cfs (rc= -0.1 ) |
| Gauge is far downstream. Many weirs and dams intervene. Actual flow in this section will be far different. | |||
Check out their description of this reach.
Lower Mishawaka is an easy stretch of III sandwiched between harder sections on the river, it's a good upgrade for beginners who want to progress beyond the Filter Plant run. The lines are easy and there are no man-made obstacles to maneuver around. However, beginners should have a guide as there are a couple of large holes to avoid.
To get there: The put in is at the Mishiwaka Inn (mile marker 108.2), if you put-in on their property you will have to pay a fee and sign a waiver. Of course you could put-in just downstream of their property to avoid the hassle. Take out at the Poudre Park Picnic Ground (mile marker 110.7) where there is a nice developed river access.
See Colorado Rivers and Creeks II, by Banks and Eckardt (The Bible), for info on this and most of the other kewl runs of Colorado.
Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.
See also,
Big South (Class V/VI),
Joe Wright Creek (Class V),
Spencer Heights (Class
V/VI),
South Fork (Class IV/V),
White Mile Run/Upper Rustic (Class
III),
Grandpa's Gorge/Lower Rustic
(Class III/IV),
The Narrows (Class IV/V/V+),
Upper Mishawaka (Class
III/IV),
Lower Mishiwaka (Class
III),
Poudre Park (Class IV),
Bridges (Class III/IV),
Upper North Fork (Class
IV/V),
Lower North Fork (Class II/III),
and
Filter Plant (Class III).
| Low: | 300 - 700 cfs |
| Med: | 700 - 1300 cfs |
| High: | 1300 cfs and up |
For more complete info, go to the Source Gauge Page.
| Name | Range | Updated | Level | ||||||
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| CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT FORT COLLINS, CO | |||||||||
| usgs-06752260 | 300 - 2500 cfs | 01h20m | 54 cfs (rc= -0.1 ) | ||||||
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Gauge is far downstream. Many weirs and dams intervene. Actual flow in this section will be far different. |
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Cache La Poudre [CO] |
Horseshoe Hole
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3.5 | will reeves | |
| Cache La Poudre [CO] |
Devil's Staircase, Poudre
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3.5 ft | Matt Muir |
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River Links
NWRI - Cache La Poudre 07. Mishiwaka Inn to Poudre Park Picnic Ground (mobile)
User Comments
Easily boat scouted except for one or two hair-pin turns...great section for someone wanting to
move up from Clear Creek park to a class III. Actually easier than Boulder Creek at 300 CRS... Edit